NOMINATION, noun 1. The act of naming or of nominating; the act of proposing by name for an office. 2. The power of nominating or appointing to office. The nomination of persons to places being a prerogative of the king-- 3. The state of being nominated. AB is in nomination for governor.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI