Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Nomination has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
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"
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"
An act or instance of nominating.
"The committee announced their nomination of Sarah as the new chairperson after a long deliberation."
In plain English: A nomination is when someone officially suggests another person to receive an award, job, or spot on a list.
"The company held a meeting to discuss her nomination for CEO."
The word "nomination" entered English via Middle French from a Latin root meaning "a naming." It originally referred simply to the act of giving someone a name before evolving into its current sense of selecting a candidate for an office.