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NOMINATIONS Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word nominations. (exact relations)
There are 14 hypernyms of the word nominations. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for NOMINATIONS

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selection
nounn
noun

• the act of choosing or selecting

• an assortment of things from which a choice can be made

• the person or thing chosen or selected

• a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

• a passage selected from a larger work

appointments
nounn
noun

• the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

• a meeting arranged in advance

• (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

• a person who is appointed to a job or position

• the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed

• (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment

candidates
nounn
noun

• a politician who is running for public office

• someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)

choices
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the person or thing chosen or selected

• the act of choosing or selecting

• one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

adjective satellite

• of superior grade

• appealing to refined taste

contenders
nounn
noun

• the contestant you hope to defeat

designations
nounn
noun

• identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

• the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

• the act of designating or identifying something

entrants
nounn
noun

• a commodity that enters competition with established merchandise

• any new participant in some activity

• someone who enters

• one who enters a competition

finalists
nounn
noun

• a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition

nominees
nounn
noun

• a politician who is running for public office

proposals
nounn
noun

• something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)

• an offer of marriage

• the act of making a proposal

recommendations
nounn
noun

• something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable

• something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable

• any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission

shortlists
nounn
noun

• a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen

verb

• put someone or something on a short list

submissions
nounn
noun

• something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)

• the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another

• the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else

• the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness

• a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter

• an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter

• (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing

nominating address
nounn
noun

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

nominating speech
nounn
noun

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

Best Hypernyms For NOMINATIONS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for nominations, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (14)
appointment assignment condition designation naming oratory status accolades awards commendations distinctions honors prizes recognitions

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