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nomination

noun
  1. the act of officially naming a candidate
    “the Republican nomination for Governor”
  2. 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.”
    nominating speechnominating address
  3. the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election
    “there was keen competition for the nomination”