nnoun.actthe act of officially naming a candidateExamples:- the Republican nomination for Governor
Derivationally Related Form:nominate
Hypernyms:appointment assignment designation naming
Inherited Hypernyms:nominationappointmentdecisionchoiceactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.statethe condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or electionExamples:- there was keen competition for the nomination
- his nomination was hotly protested
Derivationally Related Form:nominate
Hypernyms:condition status
Inherited Hypernyms:nominationconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationan address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for electionTopic:governmentpolitical sciencepolitics
Synset:nominating address nominating speech
Examples:- the nomination was brief and to the point
Derivationally Related Form:nominate
Hypernyms:oratory
Inherited Hypernyms:nominating speechoratoryaddressspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity