nomination — nom‧i‧na‧tion [ˌnɒmˈneɪʆn ǁ ˌnɑː ] noun [countable, uncountable] 1. the act of officially suggesting someone for a job, position, or prize, or the fact of being suggested for it: • All the committee s nominations were approved. 2. the act of… … Financial and business terms
nomination — n. 1) to place, put smb. (smb. s name) in nomination 2) to accept; reject a nomination 3) a nomination to (a nomination to a committee) * * * [ˌnɒmɪ neɪʃ(ə)n] put smb. (smb. s name) in nomination reject a nomination to accept to place a… … Combinatory dictionary
nomination — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ presidential ▪ party ▪ Democratic, Republican ▪ gubernatorial (AmE) ▪ judicial (AmE) … Collocations dictionary
nomination */ — UK [ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms nomination : singular nomination plural nominations 1) [countable/uncountable] an official suggestion that someone should get a job or a prize, or the decision to give them a job or a… … English dictionary
nomination — nom|i|na|tion [ ,namı neıʃn ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount an official suggestion that someone should get a job or prize, or the decision to give them a job or prize: nomination for: The movie received an Oscar nomination for best foreign… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nomination — nom|i|na|tion [ˌnɔmıˈneıʃən US ˌna: ] n 1.) [U and C] the act of officially suggesting someone or something for a position, duty, or prize, or the fact of being suggested for it nomination for ▪ Who will get the Republican nomination for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
nomination — noun 1 (C, U) the act of officially suggesting someone for a position, honour or prize, or the fact of being suggested for it (+ for): Who will get the Republican nomination for president? | All the committee s nominations were approved. 2 (C)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Committee on Space Research — Le Committee on Space Research (COSpAR) est un groupe scientifique international dont le but est d organiser les travaux scientifiques en relation avec l exploration spatiale. Il a été créé en 1958 par le Conseil international pour la science[1] … Wikipédia en Français
Samuel Alito Supreme Court nomination — On October 31, 2005, Samuel Alito was nominated by President George W. Bush for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to replace the retiring Sandra Day O Connor. Alito had been a judge on the United States Court of Appeals… … Wikipedia
John Roberts Supreme Court nomination — The Senate hearings on the nomination of John Roberts to the Supreme Court, began on September 12, 2005, with U.S. Senators posing questions to Roberts, who was nominated by President George W. Bush to fill the vacancy of Chief Justice of the… … Wikipedia