1 ~ sb (for / as sth) to formally suggest that sb should be chosen for an important role, prize, position, etc:
[VN] She has been nominated for the presidency. * [VN-N] He was nominated (as) best actor. [also VNtoinf]
2 ~ sb (to / as sth) to choose sb to do a particular job
SYNAPPOINT:
[VN] I have been nominated to the committee. * [VNtoinf] She was nominated to speak on our behalf.
3 [VN] ~ sth (as sth) to choose a time, date or title for sth:
1 December has been nominated as the day of the election.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for nominate is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is nominate a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, nominate is tagged as verb.
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