Nomination /(?)/

Nom·i·na·tion

Nomination

n.
  1. The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated; as, to win the nomination.
    The nomination of persons to places being . . . a flower of his crown, he would reserve to himself.
  2. The denomination, or name. [Obs.]