NOMINATES Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

nominates

verb

present tense third-person singular of nominate

as in names

to give a name to this first drawing, which we'll nominate as Plan A, shows how the house would look with the smaller annex

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as in appoints

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty the U.S. Constitution directs the president to nominate ambassadors

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Verb

Federal judges serve for life and can influence policy for decades longer than the president who appoints them.

Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Nearly half of the members on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are women, but that could change once the mayor appoints the seat being vacated by Stefani.

Noah Bressner, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024

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