nom ‧ i ‧ na ‧ tion /ˌnɒməˈneɪʃ ə n, ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃ ə n $ ˌnɑː-/ BrE AmE noun
1 . [uncountable and countable] the act of officially suggesting someone or something for a position, duty, or prize, or the fact of being suggested for it
nomination for
Who will get the Republican nomination for president?
All the committee’s nominations were approved.
2 . [countable] the name of a book, film, actor etc that has been suggested to receive an honour or prize:
The nominations for the Academy Awards were announced Tuesday.
3 . [uncountable and countable] the act of giving someone a particular job, or the fact of being given that job
nomination as
O'Neil’s nomination as chief executive
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COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ get/receive a nomination
The film got the nomination for Best Drama.
▪ win/secure a nomination
Do you think she has enough votes to win the nomination?
▪ seek a nomination (=try to win it)
He is seeking the Republican nomination in the Senate race.
▪ accept a nomination
Lieberman accepted the nomination as the vice-presidential candidate.
▪ withdraw a nomination (=say you no longer want it)
After hostile questioning, he withdrew his nomination to be CIA director.
▪ make a nomination (=say that you think someone should be given a job or position)
The president makes the nominations of judges for the Supreme Court.
▪ oppose a nomination (=say that you think someone should not be given a job or position)
Senator Hatch said that he would oppose Lee's nomination to assistant attorney general.
▪ approve a nomination (=agree that someone should be given a job or position)
The Senate unanimously approved her nomination.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + nomination
▪ the presidential/Senate etc nomination (=a nomination for a particular job or position)
He was unsuccessful in his campaign for the presidential nomination in 2008.
▪ the Republican/Democratic etc nomination (=the nomination to be the candidate for a political party in an election)
Feinstein beat Van de Kamp for the Democratic mayoral nomination.
▪ an Oscar/Emmy/Grammy etc nomination (=a nomination for a particular prize or award)
The novel has received a National Book Award nomination.