"nomination" in the noun sense
1. nomination
the act of officially naming a candidate
"the Republican nomination for Governor"
2. nomination
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. nominating speech, nominating address, nomination
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"
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