nom·i·nate 1 /'nä-mə-nət, -ˌnāt/ adj [Latin nominatus, past participle of nominare to call by name, from nomin- nomen name] in the civil law of Louisiana: having a special or certain name compare innominate
nom·i·nate 2 /'nä-mə-ˌnāt/ vt -nat·ed, -nat·ing
1: to appoint or propose for appointment to an office, position, or place
if the testator has nominated an executor of the will
the President...shall nominate and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors — U.S. Constitution art. II
2: to propose as a candidate for election to office
nom·i·na·tion /ˌnä-mə-'nā-shən/ n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.