nomination

Definition:
1. The act of officially naming a candidate.

Use 'nomination' in a sentence:

• 1. The yeas are 52 and the nays are 49; the nomination is hereby confirmed.
• 2. They opposed the nomination of a junior officer to the position of Inspector General of Police.
• 3. Best chances: A best film nomination looks certain.
• 4. The rules of the Senate allow members to hold up nominations through different methods.
• 5. He is a sure bet for the presidential nominations.
• 6. However, outstanding box office sales led to it getting four Academy Award nominations.
• 7. All eyes are now on the superdelegates to see if a bloc of them comes out to endorse Obama, giving him the total number of delegates required to clinch the nomination.
• 8. He quickly won his party's nomination to contest the elections.
• 9. Because Obama leads in the number of regular delegates pledged, Clinton would need to win the superdelegates' support by a wide margin to receive the nomination.
• 10. Holliday's first two major motion picture roles - Adam's Rib and Born Yesterday - earned her a Golden Globe nomination and Academy Award win respectively.
• 11. The committee voted 18-5 yesterday to approve the nomination of Geithner, 47, who is the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
• 12. Alan Parker's film 'The Commitments' has six nominations.
• 13. The film – directed by horror-meister Sam Raimi – is almost assured an Oscar nomination.
• 14. Zhou Wenzhong, China's former envoy to the United States, also was quoted welcoming Locke's nomination, calling him knowledgeable and friendly toward China.
• 15. His long, hard march to the nomination continues.
• 16. For the two young actors, the nomination means a trip to Hollywood,
• 17. Oscar nominations went to all five leading players.
• 18. He has had nine Oscar nominations.
• 19. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote momentarily on his nomination to the Supreme Court.
• 20. They say he's certain to get a nomination for best supporting actor.
• 21. Membership eligibility may be achieved by a competitive nomination or a member may submit a name based on other significant contribution to the field of motion pictures.
• 22. John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.
• 23. The film faces stiff competition for the Best Film nomination.
• 24. The nomination from Wired has been dismissed by some as a publicity stunt - and the support of long-time Wired columnist and investor Nicholas Negroponte is hardly surprising.
• 25. They awarded their Senate nomination to Sharron Angle, a quintessential outsider who is supported by the Club for Growth and the tea-party movement.
• 26. Few expected that he would declare his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the presidency.
• 27. At one point last year, Mr McCain's campaign for the Republican nomination looked lost; he was almost out of money and he had fired most of his senior campaign staff.
• 28. On the death of Leo there were two main candidates for nomination as his replacement.
• 29. But each comes from a relatively new director, making their best picture nominations notable.
• 30. Membership of the club is by nomination only.
• 31. He won the nomination as Democratic candidate for the presidency.
• 32. 'I'll get the Republican nomination,' he assured me. 'It's in the bag.'
• 33. My nomination for headline of the year comes from the newspaper Roll Call, on July 18: “McConnell Blasts Deficit Spending, Urges Extension of Tax Cuts.”
• 34. The nomination from Wired has been dismissed by some as a publicity stunt —and the support of long-time Wired columnist and investor Nicholas Negroponte is hardly surprising.
• 35. I would have thought the nominations for the Nobel prize would have been secret.
• 36. He accepted the nomination and was elected by a heavy majority.
• 37. The Senate committee approved Geithner's nomination, however he must wait another week for final confirmation while Republicans continue to dig into his tax affairs.
• 38. In 2010, four films featuring Zhang hit the cinema and the film “Aftershock” earned her the nomination for Best Supporting Actress of Golden Horse Awards.
• 39. William F. Buckley had been visiting Reagan at his place in Pacific Palisades, and it became evident that Reagan was thinking of running for the Republican nomination.
• 40. The film — tautly directed by horror-meister Sam Raimi — is almost assured an Oscar nomination.
• 41. His nomination, while strongly backed by the President, has received tepid support in the Senate.
• 42. She has conceded defeat in her bid for the Democratic Party's nomination for governor.
• 43. Perry also hopes to win support from economic conservatives who have favored the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.
• 44. See the full list of nominations.
• 45. They opposed her nomination to the post of Deputy Director.
• 46. In 2008 John McCain had the Republican nomination sealed by mid-February, while the battle between Mr Obama and Hillary Clinton dragged into June.
• 47. Mr Paul placed second, just one percentage point behind Mrs Bachmann, but pundits still put his chances of winning the nomination at next-to-nothing.
• 48. Hence the supreme court nomination. Hear, hear.
• 49. He knew the nomination was his for the asking.
• 50. He publicly attacked the people who've been calling for secret ballot nominations.