Word Finder - nominate

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To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.

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To entitle, confer a name upon.

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1658: the City of Norwich [...] was enlarged, builded and nominated by the Saxons. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 12)

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Nominotypical

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the nominate subspecies

The time had now come (1880) when the Republican party must nominate a candidate for the presidency.

Nominate a guest to be game co-coordinator.

The losing team then has to nominate two of its own members for elimination.

When ordered abroad they could nominate a son, if capable, to hold the benefice and carry on the duty.

You can also nominate a service or staff member for a Council Star Award.

With this view they asked Mr (afterwards Sir John) Brand, president,, of the Free State, to allow them to nominate him for the presidency of the South African Republic. To this President Brand 1872.

If there are any gaps then please nominate a referee who can verify your activities.

You can nominate yourself or a colleague who you feel to be a worthy recipient !

It is always possible to nominate a beneficiary, but this is a purely administrative annotation, and has no effect upon title.

Students will also be asked to nominate a local mentor for personal support.

Ask each team to nominate a spokesperson to sit in the seat.

It is vital that everyone is made aware of the elections and have the opportunity to nominate.

In the spirit of empowerment, the company has implemented a new system that asks employees to nominate one another for bonuses.

This means that only performers can nominate performers, makeup artists can nominate makeup artists, and so on.

A new Tory party had sprung up, not distinguished, like the Tories of Queen Annes reign, by a special ecclesiastical policy, but by their acceptance of the kings claim to nominate ministers, and so to predominate in the ministryhimself.

You can nominate your favorite theme song by leaving us a comment.

The executive council consists of the holders of certain offices and of such other members as the crown may nominate.

The king detested it, and the assumption by the Whig houses of a right to nominate the head of the government BIll without reference to the national interests, could never be popular.

Because the MDC here did not nominate candidates for the approaching Senate elections, we will not have any voting.

Shareholders are able to nominate the chairman of your company or a third party proxy to attend the meeting on their behalf.

However, the President may nominate a temporary deputy to act for him in his absence.

I would like to nominate my great granddad to perform the opening ceremony of your new look store in March on August 31.

If you have young children, it may be sensible to nominate guardians for them until they are 18.

You must nominate four companies in order to qualify for the prize draw to win a second honeymoon.

The creditors may either confirm the appointment of the members ' nominee or nominate a liquidator of their choice.

A pity he did not see fit to nominate an appropriate secular, working class cause rather than one which promotes religious obscurantism.

Oh and I nominate Paul Davis (or nominated patsy) to ask them because the board all hate him anyway!

On 23rd January 1837, a meeting of local ratepayers was held in the town to nominate people for the office of Guardian.

You can nominate yourself or a colleague who you feel to be a worthy recipient!

Anyone can nominate a young person who they think deserves recognition from the local community.

These powers are vested in " the nominated undertaker " and the Bill gives the Secretary of State the ability to nominate that undertaker.

As regards candidates for ecclesiastical offices, the concordats concluded with Catholic nations regularly give the sovereign the right to nominate or present to bishoprics, often also to other inferior benefices, such as canonries, important parishes and abbeys; or at least the choice of the ecclesiastical authority is submitted to the approval of the civil power.

The portenos were no longer in a position to nominate a candidate in opposition to General Julio Roca, who was duly elected.

Whilst Cindy says that she does n't want to nominate a tune, Sam opts for Massive Attacks " Unfinished Sympathy ".

The confusion into which the customs system was thrown by the occupation of the city by the rebels induced the Chinese authorities to request the consuls of Great Britain, France and the United States to nominate three officers to superintend the collection of the revenue.

It was their duty to nominate a king, whose appointment was then ratified or refused by the curiae.

Offices and titles were sold as was the right to nominate a successor to the purchased office.

Boniface endeavoured to nominate his own successor, thus transforming into law, or at least into custom, the proceeding by which he had benefited; but the clergy and the senate of Rome forced him to cancel this arrangement.

I propose that the heads may for this time nominate and the body comply, yet interposing (if they think fit) a protestation concerning their plea that this election may not hereafter pass for a decisive precedent in prejudice of their claim," and, " whereas I understand that the whole university has chiefly consideration for Dr Henry Paman of St John's and Mr Craven of Trinity College, I do recommend them both to be nominated."

Innocent, however, seeing a splendid chan.ce of asserting his authority, declared both the elections that had taken place invalid, the first because it had been clandestine, the second because it had been held under force majeure, and proceeded to nominate a friend of his ownCardinal Stephen Langton, an Englishman of proved capacity and blameless life, then resident in Rome.

Nominate someone who won't be tempted to drink too much and stress the importance of this responsibility.

If the couple do not want to do this then they could nominate a close friend or family member to make sure that all the guests are introduced.

Many would nominate an Aries to lead a revolt while charging forward; Rams can be brash and aggressive.

Come up with categories such as "Most talkative," or "Silliest," and then have kids nominate classmates and vote on who best fits each category.

There was an option to nominate and award a daytime type Emmy in 1968, but the judges elected that no one nominated was deserving of the statue and thus daytime was snubbed.

In other words, actors can nominate actors, and directors can nominate directors.

Active members of these organizations nominate others who are in their same category.

Things changed in 2003, however, when each program was allowed to nominate not one, but two names for each category.

Nominate between four and eight teachers at the beginning of the week, and leave ballot boxes near the lunch room.

Although it is the contestants who nominate the first choice for elimination, the person up for elimination is then allowed to choose one person to accompany them to face the panel of judges and plead their case.