Nominate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

propose as a candidate for some honor

put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɒmɪnˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɒmɪnˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪt/.

Examples

The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission
She was named Head of the Committee
She was made president of the club

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

make propose name constitute put forward put up appoint

Parts of Speech

verb	propose as a candidate for some honor
verb	put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position “The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission”
verb	charge with a function; charge to be “She was named Head of the Committee”
verb	create and charge with a task or function “nominate a committee”

Word Forms

nominative	adjective	appointed by nomination
nomination	noun	the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election
nominator	noun	someone who proposes a candidate for appointment or election
naming	noun	the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
appointive	adjective	relating to the act of appointing
appointee	noun	a person who is appointed to a job or position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nominieren

als Kandidat für eine Ehre vorschlagen

🇫🇷French

désigner

proposer comme candidat à un honneur

🇪🇸Spanish

nombrar

proponer como candidato para algún honor

🇮🇹Italian

nominare

proporsi come candidato per qualche onore

🇳🇱Dutch

nomineren

voorstellen als kandidaat voor enige eer

🇵🇹Portuguese

nomear

propor como candidato a alguma honra

🇷🇺Russian

номинировать

выдвигать кандидатом на какую-либо честь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नामजद

किसी सम्मान के लिए उम्मीदवार के रूप में प्रस्तावित करें

🇧🇩Bengali

মনোনীত

কিছু সম্মান জন্য একটি প্রার্থী হিসাবে প্রস্তাব

🇮🇳Tamil

நியமனம்

சில மரியாதைக்கான வேட்பாளராக முன்மொழியுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

నామినేట్

కొంత గౌరవం కోసం అభ్యర్థిగా ప్రతిపాదించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

नामनिर्देशित करा

काही सन्मानासाठी उमेदवार म्हणून प्रस्ताव द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

નામાંકન

કેટલાક સન્માન માટે ઉમેદવાર તરીકે દરખાસ્ત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಮನಿರ್ದೇಶನ

ಕೆಲವು ಗೌರವಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಯಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾಪಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാമനിർദ്ദേശം ചെയ്യുക

ചില ബഹുമതികൾക്കുള്ള സ്ഥാനാർത്ഥിയായി നിർദ്ദേശിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਾਮਜ਼ਦ

ਕੁਝ ਸਨਮਾਨ ਲਈ ਉਮੀਦਵਾਰ ਵਜੋਂ ਪ੍ਰਸਤਾਵਿਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

نامزد کریں

کسی اعزاز کے امیدوار کے طور پر تجویز کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

提名

提议作为某些荣誉的候选人

🇯🇵Japanese

ノミネート

何らかの栄誉の候補者として提案する

🇰🇷Korean

지명하다

명예 후보로 제안하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đề cử

đề xuất làm ứng cử viên cho danh dự nào đó

🇹🇭Thai

เสนอชื่อ

เสนอชื่อเข้าชิงตำแหน่งเกียรติยศบางส่วน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencalonkan

melamar sebagai kandidat untuk suatu kehormatan

🇵🇭Filipino

magnominate

magmungkahi bilang isang kandidato para sa ilang karangalan

🇲🇾Malay

mencalonkan

mencadangkan sebagai calon untuk sesuatu kehormatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ترشح

اقتراح كمرشح لبعض الشرف

🇮🇷Persian

نامزد کردن

به عنوان کاندیدای افتخاری پیشنهاد دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

aday göstermek

bir onur için aday olarak teklif etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְמַנוֹת

להציע כמועמד לכבוד כלשהו

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