nomination English · revision 10245

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1425|origins=frm nomination|origins=la nominatio}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/ ''(UK)''; /ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is late Middle English nominacioun, from Middle French nomination^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002) or directly [[bor|la|nōminātiō|t=a naming, designation]],^(Etymonline) from nōminātus, past participle of nōmināre, to name, from nōmen, name (see [[name]]).^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The act of mentioning by name: 1425 in the OED, the early 15th century in Etymonline; now obsolete.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Appointing someone by name to an office is from 1454,^(OED 1989) and being proposed as a candidate is attested from the late 15th century (1494 in the OED).^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) Proposing someone for election is from 1601.^(OED 1989) The use for a name or designation (1502) is obsolete.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1425 – mentioning by name.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1454 – appointment to office.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1494 – being nominated.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1601 – proposing a candidate.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act of proposing someone as a [[candidate]], or of being proposed.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The act of appointing someone to an office.^(AHD)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[nonnomination]]

+ * [[renomination]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[nominate]]

+ * [[denomination]]

+ * [[nominee]]

+ * [[nominal]]

+ * [[name]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}