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nomination

US /ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən/

noun Advanced · C1 Phát triển doanh nghiệp

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

NounNoun
nomination gốc nominator
VerbVerb
AdjectiveAdj
nominative
AdverbAdv
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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 nomination
    to accept the nomination, meaning to consider or hold as true
  • Medium submit completed nomination forms on time
    to present a document or proposal for consideration regarding completed nomination forms on time
  • Hard scrutiny by the governance and nomination committee
    describing scrutiny by the governance and nomination committee (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))
  • Very Hard withdraw formal nomination amid ethics scandal
    to withdraw formal nomination amid ethics scandal, meaning to pull back or move away or backward

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