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Meaning of nominate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  nominate
      v 1: propose as a candidate for some honor [syn: {nominate},
           {put up}, {put forward}]
      2: put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an
         honor or position; "The President nominated her as head of
         the Civil Rights Commission" [syn: {nominate}, {propose}]
      3: charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of
         the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" [syn:
         {name}, {nominate}, {make}]
      4: create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a
         committee" [syn: {appoint}, {name}, {nominate}, {constitute}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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