nominate
v.v. to officially suggest someone for a job, an award, or a position. You do this when you think someone is the right person for a specific role.
v. to propose someone formally as a candidate for an election, an award, or an official position. Transitive; requires a direct object, often followed by 'for' or 'as'.
I want to nominate you for the employee of the month award.
The committee will nominate three candidates to lead the new research department by the end of the week.
Although several members were eager to nominate the incumbent for a second term, the board decided to open the floor to external applicants to ensure a fair selection process.
PIE word *h₁nómn̥ The adjective is first attested in 1450, in Middle English, the verb in 1545; partly from Middle English nominat(e) (“named, designated”), from Latin nōminātus, perfect passive participle of nōminō (“to name”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from nōmen (“a name”). Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
The verb is transitive and typically takes the preposition 'for' when referring to an award or 'as' when referring to a specific role.
They nominated to him for presidentThey nominated him for presidentNominate is a transitive verb and takes a direct object without the preposition 'to'.