nomination
nounThe act or an instance of appointing a person to office.
nounThe act or an instance of submitting a name for candidacy or appointment.
nounThe state of being nominated.
nounThe act of nominating or naming; the act of proposing by name for an office; specifically, the act or ceremony of bringing forward and submitting the name of a candidate, especially for an elective office, according to certain prescribed forms.
nounThe state of being nominated: as, he is in nomination for the post.
nounThe power of nominating or appointing to office.
nounIn English ecclesiastical law, the appointment or presentation of a clergyman to a benefice by the patron.
nounDenomination; name.
nounMention by name; express mention.
nounThe act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated.