nom ‧ i ‧ nate /ˈnɒməneɪt, ˈnɒmɪneɪt $ ˈnɑː-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of nominare , from nomen ; ⇨ ↑ nominal ]
1 . to officially suggest someone or something for an important position, duty, or prize
nominate somebody/something for something
Ferraro was the first woman to be nominated for the job of vice president.
nominate somebody/something as something
She has been nominated as Best Actress for her part in the film ‘Forever Together’.
nominate somebody to do something
I nominate John to represent us at the meeting.
2 . to give someone a particular job
nominate somebody as something
Next year Mr Jenks will retire and Mr Broadbent will be nominated as his replacement.
nominate somebody to something
She was nominated to the legislative council.
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THESAURUS
▪ suggest to tell someone your ideas about what they should do:
'Why don’t you come with us?', Alan suggested.
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It was a sunny afternoon and so I suggested going to the beach.
▪ recommend to suggest that someone goes somewhere, tries something etc because you know that it is good and you think they will like it:
Can you recommend a good restaurant near here?
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It’s a brilliant book - I’d recommend it to anyone.
▪ propose formal to formally suggest a plan or course of action, especially at a meeting:
The government has proposed building a new town just north of the city.
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I propose that we send a delegation to London to discuss our concerns.
▪ put forward to suggest an idea, plan, reason etc:
The party has put forward new proposals to reduce the number of cars in the town centre.
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The idea was first put forward by Aristotle.
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A number of reasons have been put forward to explain these negative results.
▪ nominate to officially suggest someone for an important job or position, or a person, film etc for a prize, especially when people will vote to make a decision:
He’s been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times.
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Three candidates have been nominated for the position of chairman.