nomination
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of officially naming a candidate
the Republican nomination for Governor
Types & categories
- appointment hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election
there was keen competition for the nomination
Types & categories
- condition hypernym
Related & opposite
- nominate derivation
Sense 3 noun
an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
the nomination was brief and to the point
Types & categories
- oratory hypernym
Related & opposite
- nominate derivation
- political science domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | nominate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | appoint |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | name |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | appointment |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | nominate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | condition |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | nominate |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | political science |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | oratory |