nomination

[ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃn]

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.