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nominate

US /ˈnɑmənət/

verb Target · B2 Nhân sự

Definition

propose as a candidate for some honor

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The staff voted to nominate Ms. Park for the employee of the year.

Word Family

NounNoun
nomination nominator
VerbVerb
nominate gốc
AdjectiveAdj
nominative
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • proposemake a proposal, declare a plan for something
  • recommendto put forward with approval as being suitable for a purpose
  • put forwardhaving a meaning similar to nominate

Collocations

  • Easy nominate a peer
    to nominate a peer, meaning to propose as a candidate for some honor
  • Medium nominate candidates for the excellence award
    to nominate candidates for the excellence award, meaning to propose as a candidate for some honor
  • Hard nominate an independent non-executive director
    to nominate an independent non-executive director, meaning to propose as a candidate for some honor
  • Very Hard nominate a dark-horse candidate to break deadlock
    to nominate a dark-horse candidate to break deadlock, meaning to propose as a candidate for some honor

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