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[nom-uh-nayt, nom-uh-nit] / ˈnɒm əˌneɪt, ˈnɒm ə nɪt /


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US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would nominate acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao for the permanent position.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Within months, Trump would nominate McDonald to be Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Nesbitt's decision to quit leaves the party seven days to nominate a replacement.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Securities and Exchange Commission, Boeing agreed to take a nearly 20% stake in Archer and is allowed to nominate one person to Archer’s board of directors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Lifting her own hand, she said, “I’d like to nominate Darlene Roberts.”

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

Activist investor Starboard Value discloses a $350 million stake in CarMax and nominates two directors to its board.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

For instance, the bar nominates candidates to the board that adjudicates lawyers’ misconduct, and helps to set the board’s budget.

From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2025

But, that’s not all: Anybody who nominates an official whose eyes seem to need fixing will receive $1,000 off their own Lasik procedure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2024

Likewise, the state’s Conservative Party normally nominates the same candidate as the Republicans.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2024

An antislavery coalition forms the Free Soil party and nominates former president Martin Van Buren as its candidate.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

The United Arab Emirates this week formally nominated its former deputy foreign minister, Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, an eye-catching submission designed to capitalize the Middle Eastern nation’s efforts to establish itself as a trusted global mediator.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Craig was nominated for the category last month, Daly said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Circuit Judge Emil Bove and Attorney General Todd Blanche, but Trump did bring her into the White House as counselor to the president and later nominated her to be the U.S.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Contenders are nominated by parliament's political groups as well as individual lawmakers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

I said they’re looking for a fall guy and you’re nominated.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

"I'm not nominating anyone for sainthood here. What I am telling you is that this is a person that, in the past, has been helpful to the United States government," the official added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

The band joins the Weeknd and Drake as high-profile artists who, at least for some time, declined to submit their music to the Recording Academy in protest of its policies or nominating processes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

But in the end she added her name to the wave of Labour MPs nominating Andy Burnham as leader, propelling the former Greater Manchester mayor into Downing Street uncontested.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

The new nominating process will see the 16 county parties elect slates of delegates, 601 in total, who will in turn vote to select the new nominee at a July 25 convention in Bangor.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

“Now, anyone interested in running for student council on either ticket has until Thursday, seventh period, when the nominating conventions will take place—Republicans in the auditorium, Democrats in the media center.”

From "The Misfits" by James Howe


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