nomination
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- n the act of officially naming a candidate
the Republican nomination for Governor - n the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election
there was keen competition for the nomination
his nomination was hotly protested - n an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
the nomination was brief and to the point
- At this point, Clinton can only win the nomination ugly: by superdelegates abandoning Obama and turning to her, in drovesnot impossible, but not very likely either.
- Richard Nixon had two high-profile Supreme Court nomination strikeouts.
- Meanwhile, it's not clear how long Estrada's nomination will stay on the floor, but neither party looks ready to back down.