nomination

Plural: nominations

Noun

• the act of officially naming a candidate
  • "the Republican nomination for Governor"
• the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election
  • "there was keen competition for the nomination"
  • "his nomination was hotly protested"
• an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
  • "the nomination was brief and to the point"
• An act or instance of nominating.
• The result of such a nomination act.
• A device or means by which a person or thing is nominated.

Synonyms

nominating address, nominating speech

Related Words

denomination, nominate