{
    "term": "nominate",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "nominate",
            "heSheIt": "nominates"
        },
        "pastSimple": "nominated",
        "pastParticiple": "nominated",
        "ingForm": "nominating"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to formally suggest that somebody/something should be chosen for an important role, prize, position, etc.",
            "sensetop": "nominate somebody/something (for something)nominate somebody/something (as) somethingnominate somebody/something + nounnominate somebody/something to do something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She has been nominated for the presidency.",
                    "contextForm": "nominate somebody/something (for something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was nominated (as) best actor.",
                    "contextForm": "nominate somebody/something (as) somethingnominate somebody/something + noun"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I nominated Paul to take on the role of treasurer.",
                    "contextForm": "nominate somebody/something to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has now been formally nominated as presidential candidate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was nominated for a special award."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ten critics were asked to nominate their Book of the Year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has been formally nominated for the presidency."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "propose",
            "topics": ["Suggestions and advice", "Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["formally", "officially"],
                "verb + nominate": ["ask somebody to", "invite somebody to"],
                "preposition": ["as", "for", "to"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the power to nominate somebody",
                    "the right to nominate somebody"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to choose somebody to do a particular job",
            "sensetop": "nominate somebody (to something)nominate somebody as somethingnominate somebody to do something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I have been nominated to the committee.",
                    "contextForm": "nominate somebody (to something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The president wanted to nominate her as his successor.",
                    "contextForm": "nominate somebody as something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was nominated to speak on our behalf.",
                    "contextForm": "nominate somebody to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Each office will nominate a representative to sit on the committee."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["formally", "officially"],
                "verb + nominate": ["ask somebody to", "invite somebody to"],
                "preposition": ["as", "for", "to"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the power to nominate somebody",
                    "the right to nominate somebody"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to choose a time, date or title for something",
            "sensetop": "nominate something (as something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "1 December has been nominated as the day of the election."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "select"
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɒmɪneɪt/",
                "audio": "no/nominate/nominate__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɒmɪneɪts/",
                "audio": "no/nominate/nominates__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɒmɪneɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "no/nominate/nominated__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɒmɪneɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "no/nominate/nominating__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɑːmɪneɪt/",
                "audio": "no/nominate/nominate__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɑːmɪneɪts/",
                "audio": "no/nominate/nominates__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɑːmɪneɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "no/nominate/nominated__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɑːmɪneɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "no/nominate/nominating__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘named’): from Latin nominat- ‘named’, from the verb nominare, from nomen, nomin- ‘a name’. The verb senses are first found in English in the 16th cent."
}