nominating

/N AA1 M AH0 N EY0 T IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.

  2. 2

    To entitle, confer a name upon.

    โ€œ1658: the City of Norwich [...] was enlarged, builded and nominated by the Saxons. โ€” Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 12)โ€

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