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nomination
verbs
get/receive a nomination
• The film got the nomination for Best Drama.
win/secure a nomination
• Do you think she has enough votes to win the nomination?
seek a nomination
(= try to win it )
• He is seeking the Republican nomination in the Senate race.
accept a nomination
• Lieberman accepted the nomination as the vice-presidential candidate.
withdraw a nomination
(= say you no longer want it )
• After hostile questioning, he withdrew his nomination to be CIA director.
make a nomination
(= say that you think someone should be given a job or position )
• The president makes the nominations of judges for the Supreme Court.
oppose a nomination
(= say that you think someone should not be given a job or position )
• Senator Hatch said that he would oppose Lee's nomination to assistant attorney general.
approve a nomination
(= agree that someone should be given a job or position )
• The Senate unanimously approved her nomination.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + nomination
the presidential/Senate etc nomination
(= a nomination for a particular job or position )
• He was unsuccessful in his campaign for the presidential nomination in 2008.
the Republican/Democratic etc nomination
(= the nomination to be the candidate for a political party in an election )
• Feinstein beat Van de Kamp for the Democratic mayoral nomination.
an Oscar/Emmy/Grammy etc nomination
(= a nomination for a particular prize or award )
• The novel has received a National Book Award nomination.
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noun ADJ. presidential | Democratic, Republican, etc. | Oscar, etc. VERB + NOMINATION secure, win | stand for She is standing for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. | accept | withdraw | support | invite Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. | seek She is seeking nomination as a candidate in the elections. NOMINATION + NOUN form, paper | process PREP. ~ as She has withdrawn her nomination as chairman. | ~ for his nomination for the Best Actor award | ~ to He will not accept nomination to the committee.
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