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nominate

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


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A video posted late on Wednesday by Deputy White House Chief of Staff Dan Scavino recorded Trump saying he would nominate Blanche "tomorrow", adding that he thought the Senate confirmation process would go "very quickly".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“If he chooses to nominate somebody else and asks me to go do something else, I will say, ‘Thank you very much.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Under current rules, 80 MPs would have to nominate a specific opponent, which would then trigger a leadership election lasting weeks or months, conducted among the 350,000 or so registered Labour Party members.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

In his telling, this race will not be decided by any candidate being able to resolve every tension, but whether the party is willing to nominate someone without constraints.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

It occurred to me that even if I couldn’t manage to nominate Jessica, I could at least have voted for her.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott




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