nomination
Syllables: nom·i·na·tion/ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/US/ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən/
nomination noun: an act or instance of nominating.
Noun
nomination (countable and uncountable, plural nominations)
- An act or instance of nominating.
- Her nomination for the award came as a pleasant surprise.
- The committee announced his nomination for the position of president.
- The result of such a nomination act.
- A device or means by which a person or thing is nominated.
nomination meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
nomination in Hindi
- an act or instance of nominating
- नामांकन nāmāṅkan
nomination in Tamil
- வேட்பு விண்ணப்பம், முன்மொழிதல், நியமனம்
nomination in Marathi
- नामनिर्देशन, नामांकन
nomination in Urdu
- نامزدگی, نامزدگی کا عمل
More languagesFewer languages
- nomination in Bengali
- নিযুক্তি
- nomination in Telugu
- నామినేషన్
- nomination in Malayalam
- നാമനിർദ്ദേശം nāmaniṟddēśaṁ
- nomination in Kannada
- ನಾಮಕರಣ, ನಾಮನಿರ್ದೇಶನ, ಹೆಸರು ಕೊಡುವುದು, ಹೆಸರಿಕೆ
- nomination in Punjabi
- ਨਾਮਜ਼ਦਗੀ
- nomination in Gujarati
- નામાંકન, નોમિનેશન
- nomination in Odia
- ନାମାଙ୍କନ
- nomination in Nepali
- नामाङ्कन, मनोनयन, नामांकन
- nomination in Tagalog
- sangalan
- nomination in Arabic
- تَعْيِين taʕyīn, تَرْشِيح taršīḥ
Examples of nomination in a sentence
- Over the past four years, the genre has been responsible for 63 Oscar nominations.
- Viewers at home believe that Tom did so well as Doug that he deserves an Emmy nomination.
- Biden, who is one of 14 candidates seeking the Democratic presidential nomination.
Forms of nomination
| plural | nominations |
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Origin of nomination
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.
Words formed from nomination
Phrases with nomination
Words that rhyme with nomination
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about nomination
- What does nomination mean?
- Nomination means an act or instance of nominating.
- What is nomination in Hindi?
- Nomination in Hindi is नामांकन (nāmāṅkan). See Nomination meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is nomination?
- Nomination is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nomination?
- Nomination is pronounced /ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən/ (US).
- What is the plural of nomination?
- The plural of nomination is nominations.
Words near nomination in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: nomination (page history and authors); nomination (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nomination (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nomination (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nomination (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nomination (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); നാമനിർദ്ദേശം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); nomination (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nomination (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nomination (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nomination (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nomination (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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