nomination

nouns

the act of officially naming a candidate
"the Republican nomination for Governor"
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the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
"the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
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"
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is a type of (narrower)
a state at a particular time
"a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
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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