# nominate

Pronunciation: say "NOM-i-nayt" US /ˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/, UK /ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/

## Verb

1. To put forward someone's name as a candidate for a particular role, position, or office.
   - Simple: To suggest someone for a job, prize, or position so that others can choose them.
   - _Each party may nominate a single candidate for the governorship._
   - _Colleagues nominated him for the leadership role after years of steady work._
2. To state in advance which pocket a ball will be sent into before playing the shot.
   - Simple: To say which pocket you will send a ball into before you take your shot.
   - _In call-shot pool, players must nominate both the ball and the pocket._
   - _She nominated the top-left pocket and potted the seven cleanly._
3. To designate a peer, or oneself, as matching a particular description, which may be positive or negative.
   - Simple: To say that you or another person fits a certain description, whether good or bad.
   - _Respondents were asked to nominate peers who best fit each trait on the list._
   - _Children in the survey nominated themselves as either popular or shy._

## Adjective

Pronunciation: say "NOM-i-nut" US /ˈnɑ.mɪ.nət/, UK /ˈnɒm.ɪ.nət/

4. Designating the subspecies whose name repeats the species name and which includes the type form.
   - Simple: Describing the animal subgroup that has the same name as the whole species.
   - _The nominate subspecies retains the same name as the species itself._
   - _Pale wing markings distinguish the nominate race from its northern relatives._

## Verb

5. To give a name to; to confer a title or name upon a person, place, or thing. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To give a name to a person or thing.

## Noun

Pronunciation: say "NOM-i-nut" US /ˈnɑ.mɪ.nət/, UK /ˈnɒm.ɪ.nət/

6. A person named or proposed for an office, role, or appointment; a nominee. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A person who has been named for a job or position.
   - _The crown's nominate took up the bishopric within the month._
   - _Two nominates contested the vacant seat on the council._

## Adjective

Pronunciation: say "NOM-i-nut" US /ˈnɑ.mɪ.nət/, UK /ˈnɒm.ɪ.nət/

7. Having been named or appointed to an office; nominated to a post. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Describing someone who has been named to a job or office.
   - _The nominate governor awaited royal confirmation of his post._
   - _A nominate magistrate held the seat until the election concluded._
8. Named or called; appointed or designated by name. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Describing a person or thing that has been named, called, or appointed.
9. Mentioned by name; expressly noted within a record or account. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Describing a person or thing that has been mentioned by name.
10. Having a special name, or making mention of a particular name. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Describing something that has its own special name or names a certain thing.

## Origin

The adjective is first recorded in 1450 in Middle English and the verb in 1545, partly from Middle English "nominat(e)" ("named, designated"). It comes from Latin "nōminātus," the past participle of "nōminō" ("to name"), from "nōmen" ("a name").

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