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1. The act of officially naming a candidate
   "the Republican nomination for Governor"
    
2. The condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election
   "there was keen competition for the nomination"; "his nomination was hotly protested"
    
3. An address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
   "the nomination was brief and to the point"
   - nominating speech, nominating address

Derived forms: nominations

See also: nominate

Type of: appointment, assignment, condition, designation, naming, oratory, status

Encyclopedia: Nomination