nomination

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun the act of officially naming a candidate
  2. noun the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election
  3. noun an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election

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.

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