nominate

/'nɔmineit/

Thân thiện

The committee will nominate a new chairperson at the meeting.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To formally propose or suggest someone for a position, office, or honor: The core meaning involves putting forward a person's name for consideration for a specific role or award.
   • To appoint or designate someone to a position or task: To formally choose or name someone for a particular job or function.
   • (Archaic) To name or call: To give a name to something or someone.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The board will nominate three candidates for the open position. (To propose for a position)
  • She was nominated for an Academy Award. (To propose for an honor)
  • The president has the power to nominate judges to the Supreme Court. (To appoint to an office)
  • The committee was nominated to investigate the issue. (To appoint to a task/function)

Advanced Usage

• "To nominate someone as something": To propose someone for a specific, named role.
  • They nominated her as the new chairperson.
• "To nominate someone for something": To propose someone for a position, award, or honor.
  • He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
• "To nominate someone to something": To propose or appoint someone to be a member of a group or body.
  • She was nominated to the executive committee.

Variants and Related Words

• Nomination (n): The act of nominating or the state of being nominated.
  • Her nomination for the award was a great honor.
• Nominative (adj): Relating to or being the grammatical case that typically marks the subject of a verb. (A distinct, technical usage)
• Nominee (n): A person who is nominated for an office, award, or honor.
  • The presidential nominee gave a speech.

Synonyms

• Propose: To put forward for consideration.
• Appoint: To assign a job or role to someone.
• Designate: To choose someone for a specific purpose or duty.
• Put forward: To suggest or recommend.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(The verb "nominate" is not commonly used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. Its meanings are typically expressed through the prepositions "as," "for," and "to" as shown in the Advanced Usage section.)

Related Idioms

• "To be in the running": To be a candidate or nominee for something.
  • After her strong performance, she is definitely in the running for the promotion.
• "To throw one's hat in the ring": To announce one's candidacy or willingness to be nominated for a position.
  • Several experienced politicians have thrown their hats in the ring for the leadership role.

Học thuật

Verb

1. create and charge with a task or function
   • nominate a committee
2. charge with a function; charge to be
   • She was named Head of the Committee
   • She was made president of the club
3. put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
   • The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission
4. propose as a candidate for some honor

Từ đồng nghĩa

• appoint
• name
• constitute
• make
• propose
• put up
• put forward