nomination

English

Etymology

From Middle English nominacion, nomination, from Middle French nominacion and its etymon Latin nōminātiō, from the verb nōminō (to name; to nominate).[1] By surface analysis, nominate +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən
  • Hyphenation: nom‧i‧na‧tion

Noun

nomination (countable and uncountable, plural nominations)

  1. An act or instance of nominating.
    Her nomination for the award came as a pleasant surprise.
    The committee announced his nomination for the position of president.
    After the nomination, he was required to accept or decline the offer.
  2. (more common) The result of such a nomination act.
  3. A device or means by which a person or thing is nominated. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. ^ nomination, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Further reading

Danish

Noun

nomination c (singular definite nominationen, plural indefinite nominationer)

  1. nomination

Declension

Declension of nomination
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nomination nominationen nominationer nominationerne
genitive nominations nominationens nominationers nominationernes

Further reading

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nominātiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔ.mi.na.sjɔ̃/
  • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)

Noun

nomination f (plural nominations)

  1. nomination
    • 2015 September 22, “Nicolas Sarkozy place son bras droit Frédéric Péchenard à la fédération LR de Paris”, in Le Monde[1]:
      La nomination de M. Péchenard – qui cumulera les fonctions de directeur général de LR et de secrétaire départemental – illustre la volonté de M. Sarkozy de mettre la main sur la fédération de Paris, jugée trop filloniste à son goût.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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