nominate

Formsnominates, nominating, nominated

Pluralnominates

1. 1
   verbtransitive

   To suggest someone for a job, prize, or position so that others can choose them.

   Like raising your hand to say a friend should get the prize.

   The class decided to nominate her for student president.

   Voters nominated two people for the open council seat.

   Similarpropose, name, recommend

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2. 2
   verbtransitive

   To say which pocket you will send a ball into before you take your shot.

   Like calling "top right!" before you throw, so everyone knows where you mean to aim.

   You have to nominate the corner pocket before taking the shot.

   He nominated the side pocket and sank the black ball.

   Similarcall, name, specify

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3. 3
   verbtransitive

   To say that you or another person fits a certain description, whether good or bad.

   Like pointing to people in class who match a word on a list.

   In the study, students could nominate classmates as helpful or unkind.

   Participants often nominate themselves as leaders during group tasks.

   Similarname, identify, designate, pick

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4. 4
   adjective

   Describing the animal subgroup that has the same name as the whole species.

   Like the main store that carries a company's exact name, while branches get extra labels.

   The nominate form lives in the lowlands, while a darker race lives higher up.

   Birdwatchers learned to tell the nominate race from the island one.

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