Dictionary entry

Nomination

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Nom′i‐na″tion (?), n. [L. nominatio: cf. F. nomination.]

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.

The nomination of persons to places being... a flower of his crown, he would reserve to himself. Clarendon.

2. The denomination, or name. Bp. Pearson.