nominate
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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
Nesbitt's decision to quit leaves the party seven days to nominate a replacement.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The plane maker can also nominate a director to Archer’s board.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
We wanted to find people who are bucking the trend, so we asked readers to nominate the neighbors who make their corners of Southern California feel like home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
A ruling group is a ruling group so long as it can nominate its successors.
From "1984" by George Orwell
On Thursday, he thanked the PSD ministers "for their cooperation over the past 10 months" and announced the interim ministers he nominates to replace them.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 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
Likewise, the state’s Conservative Party normally nominates the same candidate as the Republicans.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2024
Each of the county’s five supervisors nominates five people and sends them to an ad hoc committee that makes the final picks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 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
But given the documentary group’s voting history, it’s possible “You Can See Everything” won’t even be nominated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
He has long indicated he thought he should have been awarded the prestigious prize, and was nominated by several allies for it last year.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
And this man was nominated to lead the American military.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2026
Back in June, the Supreme Court ruled that Cook — who was nominated by President Joe Biden — could keep serving in her role at the Fed while her legal challenge continued.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Victoria Woodhull was nominated for the presidency by the Equal Rights Party in New York City on May 10, 1872.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
"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
But so, too, was the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which sharply curtailed the Democratic nominating fight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
However, the upcoming convention will look more like the sort of nominating conventions that dominated party politics prior to the widespread adoption of the primary election nominating process.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Labour MPs are about to start nominating their next leader following Sir Keir Starmer's resignation.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Maybe this was even better than nominating Courtney.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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