Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Nominated
nominated, verbal adj. [L. 'to name'.]
Named; designated; chosen; selected; called by name; [metaphor] present for a vote in an election; suggest the name of a person as a candidate for civic office; [Congregational Church] read the name of a potential member aloud in a church meeting; consider someone as a candidate to participate formally in a religious group.
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