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Grammar : Adj
Spell : verb nom-uh-neyt; adjective nom-uh-nit
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈnɒm əˌneɪt; adjective ˈnɒm ə nɪt



Définition of nominated

Origin :
  • 1540s, "to call by name," back-formation from nomination or else from Latin nominatus, past participle of nominare "to name, call by name, give a name to," also "name for office,"" from nomen "name" (see name (n.)). Later "to appoint to some office or duty" (1560s); "to formally enter (someone) as a candidate for election" (c.1600). It also occasionally was used from c.1600 with a sense "give a name to." Related: Nominated; nominating.
  • adj designated
Example sentences :
  • His motion was carried, and he himself was nominated as one of the commissioners.
  • Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
  • He was nominated by the Breckenridge party for Governor of the State, but declined.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • I am sorry it is your father I must beat, but, Phyllis, I must be nominated.
  • Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
  • Here be men who would destroy Bastilles for you, if it were nominated in the bond.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • He was, besides, nominated a Knight of the Legion of Honour.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete » by Lewis Goldsmith
  • So you're nominated for the office of peace-maker, Mr. Savage?
  • Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Mrs. Macon was nominated for regent of the State University.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • He would be proposed by the Governor-General, and nominated by the Porte for four years.
  • Extract from : « Bulgaria » by Frank Fox
  • In the meantime the Democrats had nominated Grover Cleveland.
  • Extract from : « American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • Theodore Roosevelt had been nominated on the regular Republican ticket.
  • Extract from : « American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt » by Edward Stratemeyer

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