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Nominating

To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.

📖 Definitions of "Nominating"

verb

1
To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
2
To entitle, confer a name upon.
"1658: the City of Norwich [...] was enlarged, builded and nominated by the Saxons. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 12)"

🔄 Synonyms of "Nominating"

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Word	Definition
nominationnoun	(more common) The result of such a nomination act.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Nominating"

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Word	Definition
nominationnoun	(more common) The result of such a nomination act.
applicantsnoun	One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner.
applicationnoun	(computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)
applicationsnoun	(computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)
appointed	(of a politician or a title) Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.
appointingverb	(transitive) To name (someone to a post or role).
appointmentnoun	An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
appointmentsnoun	An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
bidnoun	(pharmacology) twice a day, two times per day
candidacynoun	The state of being a candidate; candidateship.
candidatenoun	A person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege.
candidaturenoun	(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) The condition of becoming a candidate; candidateship.
candidaturesnoun	(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) The condition of becoming a candidate; candidateship.
designated	Having a specified designation
designatingverb	To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
designationnoun	That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.
godfathernoun	(Christianity) A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
namingnoun	The process of giving names to things.
nominationsnoun	(more common) The result of such a nomination act.
nomineenoun	A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.