Nominate

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  • transitive verb. To propose as a candidate in an election or as one to be considered for an honor or prize.
  • transitive verb. To designate or appoint to an office or responsibility: synonym: appoint.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Nominated; of an executor, appointed by the will.
  • Possessing a nomen juris or legal name or designation; characterized or distinguished by a particular name.
  • To name; mention by name.
  • To call; entitle; denominate.
  • To name or designate by name for an office or place; appoint: as, to nominate an heir or an executor.
  • To name for election, choice, or appointment; propose by name, or offer the name of, as a candidate, especially for an elective office. See nomination.
  • To set down in express terms; express.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To mention by name; to name.
  • transitive verb. To call; to entitle; to denominate.
  • transitive verb. To set down in express terms; to state.
  • transitive verb. To name, or designate by name, for an office or place; to appoint; esp., to name as a candidate for an election, choice, or appointment; to propose by name, or offer the name of, as a candidate for an office or place.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
  • verb. To entitle, confer a name upon.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. charge with a function; charge to be
  • verb. propose as a candidate for some honor
  • verb. create and charge with a task or function
  • verb. put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
  • Word Usage
    "As a result the Democrats will once again nominate a candidate who will lose even to an inferior Republican."
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    appoint  appoint  assign  back  back up  
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