noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:N AA2 M AH0 N EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An act or instance of nominating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Her nomination for the award came as a pleasant surprise.
The committee announced his nomination for the position of president.
After the nomination, he was required to accept or decline the offer.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The result of such a nomination act.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: common, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A device or means by which a person or thing is nominated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the nomination was brief and to the point
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nominating speech, nominating address
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: oratory
6
noun
Meaning 6
the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
there was keen competition for the nomination
his nomination was hotly protested
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: condition, status
History
Etymology
From Middle English nominacion, nomination, from Middle French nominacion and its etymon Latin nōminātiō, from the verb nōminō (“to name; to nominate”). By surface analysis, nominate + -ion.
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَعْيِين
(taʕyīn)
— an act or instance of nominating
Arabic:
تَرْشِيح
(taršīḥ)
— an act or instance of nominating
Belarusian:
прызначэ́нне
(pryznačénnje)
— an act or instance of nominating
Belarusian:
назначэ́нне
(naznačénnje)
— an act or instance of nominating
Belarusian:
наміна́цыя
(naminácyja)
— an act or instance of nominating
Bulgarian:
номина́ция
(nominácija)
— an act or instance of nominating
Bulgarian:
назначе́ние
(naznačénie)
— an act or instance of nominating
Chinese Mandarin:
提名
(tímíng)
— an act or instance of nominating
Chinese Mandarin:
指名
(zhǐmíng)
— an act or instance of nominating
Coptic:
ⲯⲩⲫⲟⲥ
(psuphos)
— an act or instance of nominating
Czech:
nominace
— an act or instance of nominating
Finnish:
ehdollepano
— an act or instance of nominating
Finnish:
nimeäminen
— an act or instance of nominating
French:
nomination
— an act or instance of nominating
Galician:
nomeamento
— an act or instance of nominating
German:
Nominierung
— an act or instance of nominating
German:
Aufstellung
— an act or instance of nominating
German:
Kandidatenkür
— an act or instance of nominating
Greek:
αναγόρευση
(anagórefsi)
— an act or instance of nominating
Ancient Greek:
ὀνομασία
(onomasía)
— an act or instance of nominating
Hindi:
नामांकन
(nāmāṅkan)
— an act or instance of nominating
Hungarian:
jelölés
— an act or instance of nominating
Irish:
ainmniú
— an act or instance of nominating
Italian:
nominazione
— an act or instance of nominating
Japanese:
指名
(shimei)
— an act or instance of nominating
Japanese:
ノミネート
(nominēto)
— an act or instance of nominating
Kazakh:
номинация
(nominasiä)
— an act or instance of nominating
Kazakh:
атау
(atau)
— an act or instance of nominating
Korean:
지명
(jimyeong)
— an act or instance of nominating
Korean:
노미네이트
(nomineiteu)
— an act or instance of nominating
Korean:
공천
(gongcheon)
— an act or instance of nominating
Māori:
whakaingoatanga
— an act or instance of nominating
Māori:
tautapatanga
— an act or instance of nominating
Norwegian Bokmål:
nominasjon
— an act or instance of nominating
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nominasjon
— an act or instance of nominating
Polish:
nominacja
— an act or instance of nominating
Portuguese:
nomeação
— an act or instance of nominating
Russian:
назначе́ние
(naznačénije)
— an act or instance of nominating
Russian:
номина́ция
(nominácija)
— an act or instance of nominating
Slovak:
nominácia
— an act or instance of nominating
Spanish:
nominación
— an act or instance of nominating
Swedish:
nominering
— an act or instance of nominating
Tagalog:
sangalan
— an act or instance of nominating
Ukrainian:
ви́значення
(význačennja)
— an act or instance of nominating
Ukrainian:
призна́чення
(pryznáčennja)
— an act or instance of nominating
Ukrainian:
номіна́ція
(nominácija)
— an act or instance of nominating
Dutch:
nominatie
— a device or means by which a person or thing is nominated
Greek:
αναγόρευση
(anagórefsi)
— a device or means by which a person or thing is nominated
Irish:
ainmniúchán
— a device or means by which a person or thing is nominated
Māori:
whakaingoatanga
— a device or means by which a person or thing is nominated
Russian:
выдвиже́ние
(vydvižénije)
— a device or means by which a person or thing is nominated
Russian:
номина́ция
(nominácija)
— a device or means by which a person or thing is nominated
