nomination
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
the state of having been chosen as a candidate for something, like an Oscar or an election.
the state or status of being nominated; the result of the formal selection process.
Simple“She was thrilled to receive an Academy Award nomination for her first film.”
In context“Securing the party nomination required months of intensive campaigning and several successful primary victories across the country.”
“When a district court rejected her nomination, Trump then installed her in a role allowing her to fill in on an acting basis.”
“Reports have said that the board members have disagreed over issues such as board nominations, funding approvals and the public listing of Tata Sons.”
From Middle English nominacion, nomination, from Middle French nominacion and its etymon Latin nōminātiō, from the verb nōminō (“to name; to nominate”). By surface analysis, nominate + -ion.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.