nomination
US /ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən/
Definition
the act of officially naming a candidate
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
His nomination for the award surprised everyone in the sales department.
Word Family
Synonyms
- candidacythe campaign of a candidate to be elected
- recommendationsomething (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable
- proposalsomething proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
Collocations
- Easy accept the nominationto accept the nomination, meaning to consider or hold as true
- Medium submit completed nomination forms on timeto present a document or proposal for consideration regarding completed nomination forms on time
- Hard scrutiny by the governance and nomination committeedescribing scrutiny by the governance and nomination committee (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))
- Very Hard withdraw formal nomination amid ethics scandalto withdraw formal nomination amid ethics scandal, meaning to pull back or move away or backward
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.