nomination

英[nɒmɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n] 美[,nɑmɪ'neʃən]

1. the act of officially naming a candidate;

"the Republican nomination for Governor"

2. the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election;

"there was keen competition for the nomination"

"his nomination was hotly protested"

3. an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election;

"the nomination was brief and to the point"