nominating

Verb

nominate (third-person singular simple present nominates, present participle nominating, simple past and past participle nominated)

1. To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
2. To specify in advance which pocket a ball will be potted in; to call; to name.

   Synonyms:

   name

3. To designate a peer (or oneself) as corresponding to a (potentially positive or negative) description.
   • In the unlimited method, they are allowed to nominate as many or as few peers as they see fit for each question.2014-09-24, Rob Gommans and Antonius H. N. Cillessen, “Nominating under constraints: A systematic comparison of unlimited and limited peer nomination methodologies in elementary school”, in...
4. (obsolete) To entitle, confer a name upon.
   • 1658: the City of Norwich … was enlarged, builded and nominated by the Saxons. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 12)

   Synonyms:

   bename

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