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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Nomination

/nämˌ-ən-āsh'-ən/ · Nom·i·na·tion · IPA /ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən/
01 n. The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated; …
  1. 1.
    The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated; as, to win the nomination.
    “The nomination of persons to places being . . . a flower of his crown, he would reserve to himself.” Clarendon.
  2. 2.
    The denomination, or name.[Obs.]