Synonyms for nomination
ˌnɒm əˈneɪ ʃənnom·i·na·tion

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1. nominationnoun

   the act of officially naming a candidate

   "the Republican nomination for Governor"

   Synonyms:
   nominating address, nominating speech

2. nominationnoun

   the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election

   "there was keen competition for the nomination"; "his nomination was hotly protested"

   Synonyms:
   nominating address, nominating speech

3. nominating speech, nominating address, nominationnoun

   an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election

   "the nomination was brief and to the point"

   Synonyms:
   nominating address, nominating speech

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1. List of paraphrases for "nomination":

   appointment, nominating, candidature, nominated, candidacy, nominations, designation, investiture, bid, appointments, appointing, candidate, inauguration, application, nominate, presentation, proposal

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1. Craig Varoga:

   This is the genius of Trump's madness, he and (adviser Stephen) Bannon create so many distractions that what traditionally would have been a great fight -- a Supreme Court nomination one year after Republicans would not allow a vote on a Democratic nomination -- seems like an afterthought.

2. Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin:

   The Republican Majority Leader announced over the weekend that he was going to hold this nomination of Loretta Lynch until the bill, which is pending before the Senate passes, whenever that may be, and so Loretta Lynch, the first African-American woman nominated to be attorney general, is asked to sit in the back of the bus when it comes to the Senate calendar. That is unfair. It's unjust. It is beneath the decorum and dignity of the United States Senate. This woman deserves fairness.

3. Union Leader publisher Joseph McQuaid:

   Jeb Bush doesn't look like he wants it, and the public senses that, i'm looking for somebody who can get the nomination, and I don't think either Bush or Kasich can do so.

4. Hillary Clinton:

   He should be soundly defeated, it should start in the Republican Party - grow a backbone ! Stand up to this guy ! And heaven forbid if he gets the nomination, he needs to be defeated roundly and sent back to Mar-a-Lago.

5. Alastair Mactaggart:

   How does she know Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's not going to use Facebook to identify the swing voters in the different states to make sure that it's not her that gets the Democratic nomination, right ? and look, I don't think they would be stupid enough to do that now. But until yesterday I thought it was more of a theoretical possibility.