nomination

From Middle English nominacion, nomination, from Latin nōminātiō, from the verb nōminō (“to name; to nominate”).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: nom‧i‧na‧tion

nomination (countable and uncountable, plural nominations)

1. An act or instance of nominating.
2. A device or means by which a person or thing is nominated. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

• nominate
• denomination

• nomination on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

nomination c (singular definite nominationen, plural indefinite nominationer)

1. nomination

• “nomination” in Den Danske Ordbog

French Wikipedia has an article on:

nomination

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Borrowed from Latin nominātiōnem.

• IPA^(key): /nɔ.mi.na.sjɔ̃/

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nomination f (plural nominations)

1. nomination
   • 2015 September 22, “Nicolas Sarkozy place son bras droit Frédéric Péchenard à la fédération LR de Paris”, in Le Monde‎^[1]:

     La nomination de M. Péchenard – qui cumulera les fonctions de directeur général de LR et de secrétaire départemental – illustre la volonté de M. Sarkozy de mettre la main sur la fédération de Paris, jugée trop filloniste à son goût.

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• nominer
• nommer

• “nomination”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.