Dictionary

nomination en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən/ (General-American)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

nonnomination · renomination · neknomination · prenomination · nomination game · nomination borough

Relateds

denomination · nominate

Translations (52)

uk призна́чення (an act or instance of nominating) · de Kandidatenkür (an act or instance of nominating) · ar تَعْيِين (an act or instance of nominating) · ru номина́ция (an act or instance of nominating) · nb nominasjon (an act or instance of nominating) · ko 노미네이트 (an act or instance of nominating) · be прызначэ́нне (an act or instance of nominating) · sk nominácia (an act or instance of nominating) · ga ainmniúchán (a device or means by which a person or thing is nominated) · es nominación (an act or instance of nominating) · de Nominierung (an act or instance of nominating) · tl sangalan (an act or instance of nominating) · bg номина́ция (an act or instance of nominating) · be наміна́цыя (an act or instance of nominating) · mi whakaingoatanga (a device or means by which a person or thing is nominated) · nn nominasjon (an act or instance of nominating) · cmn 提名 (an act or instance of nominating) · ru выдвиже́ние (a device or means by which a person or thing is nominated) · pt nomeação (an act or instance of nominating) · pl nominacja (an act or instance of nominating) · ko 공천 (an act or instance of nominating) · ko 지명 (an act or instance of nominating) · it nominazione (an act or instance of nominating) · ru номина́ция (a device or means by which a person or thing is nominated) · ja 指名 (an act or instance of nominating) · hi नामांकन (an act or instance of nominating) · hu jelölés (an act or instance of nominating) · gl nomeamento (an act or instance of nominating) · mi whakaingoatanga (an act or instance of nominating) · ar تَرْشِيح (an act or instance of nominating) · uk номіна́ція (an act or instance of nominating) · ru назначе́ние (an act or instance of nominating) · el αναγόρευση (an act or instance of nominating) · sv nominering (an act or instance of nominating) · kk атау (an act or instance of nominating) · cop ⲯⲩⲫⲟⲥ (an act or instance of nominating) · fr nomination (an act or instance of nominating) · mi tautapatanga (an act or instance of nominating) · de Aufstellung (an act or instance of nominating) · kk номинация (an act or instance of nominating) · fi nimeäminen (an act or instance of nominating) · cmn 指名 (an act or instance of nominating) · bg назначе́ние (an act or instance of nominating) · cs nominace (an act or instance of nominating) · be назначэ́нне (an act or instance of nominating) · el αναγόρευση (a device or means by which a person or thing is nominated) · uk ви́значення (an act or instance of nominating) · ja ノミネート (an act or instance of nominating) · grc ὀνομασία (an act or instance of nominating) · nl nominatie (a device or means by which a person or thing is nominated) · ga ainmniú (an act or instance of nominating) · fi ehdollepano (an act or instance of nominating)