word-vault/dist/data/cards/no/nomination.json

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{
    "term": "nomination",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the act of suggesting or choosing somebody as a candidate in an election, or for a job or an award; the fact of being suggested for this",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Membership of the club is by nomination only."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He won the nomination as Democratic candidate for the presidency."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They opposed her nomination to the post of Deputy Director."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has had nine Oscar nominations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has withdrawn her nomination as chairman."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is seeking nomination as a candidate in the elections."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is standing for the Democratic Party presidential nomination."
                },
                {
                    "text": "his nomination for the Best Actor award"
                },
                {
                    "text": "support for his nomination to the Supreme Court"
                },
                {
                    "text": "How many Oscar nominations has she had in her career?"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Suggestions and advice", "Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["presidential", "party", "Democratic"],
                "verb + nomination": ["secure", "win", "stand for"],
                "nomination + noun": ["form", "paper", "process"],
                "preposition": ["nomination as", "nomination for", "nomination to"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃn/",
                "audio": "no/nomination/nomination__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌnɑːmɪˈneɪʃn/",
                "audio": "no/nomination/nomination__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin nominatio(n-), from the verb nominare, from nomen, nomin- ‘a name’."
}