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nominate

/ˈnɒmɪneɪt/

/ˈnɑːməˌneɪt/

nominateverb

nominated

Past Simple

nominated

Past Participle

nominating

Gerund

/ˈnɒmɪneɪt/

/ˈnɑːməˌneɪt/

Translations

номинировать

The committee decided to nominate her for the award.

Комитет решил номинировать её на награду.

выдвигать

They plan to nominate him as a candidate for the upcoming election.

Они планируют выдвигать его в качестве кандидата на предстоящие выборы.

Additional translations

назначать кандидатов

предлагать кандидатуру

Definitions

To formally propose someone for a position, award, or honor.

The committee decided to nominate her for the leadership award.

To appoint or designate someone to a particular role or task.

The president will nominate a new ambassador to the United Nations.

Archaic: to give a name to; to designate by name.

The explorer nominated the newly discovered river Providence.

To specify or mention something by name; to identify precisely.

Can you nominate a time that suits everyone?

Synonyms

put forward

nominateadjective

/ˈnɒmɪneɪt/

/ˈnɑːməˌneɪt/

Used (especially in biological taxonomy) to mean ‘named; pertaining to the subspecies or form that bears the same name as the species’; also archaic ‘specified by name’.

Definitions

Designating the subspecies, variety, or form that bears the same name as the species.

The nominate subspecies is found only on the main island, while the other subspecies inhabits the surrounding archipelago.

Archaic: Named or specified by name; particular.

The debt had to be repaid on the nominate date stated in the contract.