NOMINATION

nomination. Nomination, n. a naming, the power of appointing, in Connecticut, a list of men selected by choice as candidates for council or congress

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Nom′i‐na″tion (?), n. [[L. nominatio: cf. F. nomination.]] 1. 1. The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated.
The nomination of persons to places being . . . a flower of his crown, he would reserve to himself. Clarendon. 2. 2. The denomination, or name. Bp. Pearson.