nominate
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Slaughter allows presidents to immediately remove and nominate commissioners.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Under state law, Platner has until Monday to withdraw in order for the Maine Democratic Party to be able to nominate a replacement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Chief Minister Designate Farnham is due to nominate his ministerial team this week.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Ara, which is a private-equity firm specializing in industrial decarbonization, would have the right to nominate one director to Energy Fuels’ board, as well as a one-time veto on an independent nominee to the board.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
And she became positively irate when she found out that Woodhull planned to use the National’s membership as the basis of a political party that would nominate her for president.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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Activist investor Starboard Value discloses a $350 million stake in CarMax and nominates two directors to its board.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
For instance, the bar nominates candidates to the board that adjudicates lawyers’ misconduct, and helps to set the board’s budget.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2025
But, that’s not all: Anybody who nominates an official whose eyes seem to need fixing will receive $1,000 off their own Lasik procedure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2024
Likewise, the state’s Conservative Party normally nominates the same candidate as the Republicans.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2024
An antislavery coalition forms the Free Soil party and nominates former president Martin Van Buren as its candidate.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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She was nominated in 2024 for the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Ohtani — nominated for his historic Game 4 of the 2025 National League championship series against the Milwaukee Brewers — was the winner, as announced by Tyson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
It was nominated for Best Picture, proving the director could still rake in big bucks without the help of Batman IP and with the intricate plotting of his earliest works.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Andy Burnham has effectively been confirmed as the new Labour leader with 349 of the party's MPs having now nominated him to replace Sir Keir Starmer.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Stanton became nervous when Post nominated her friend, activist Abigail Bush, to serve as president.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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But in the end she added her name to the wave of Labour MPs nominating Andy Burnham as leader, propelling the former Greater Manchester mayor into Downing Street uncontested.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
It helps to understand who does the nominating.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Infiniti was overlooked at the Oscars for her lead turn in “One Battle After Another,” but Emmy voters did right by her, nominating her formidable work in the sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
While governors still appoint justices, they must choose from candidates vetted by an independent nominating commission composed of nonlawyers and lawyers selected from across the state.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Now, anyone interested in running for student council on either ticket has until Thursday, seventh period, when the nominating conventions will take place—Republicans in the auditorium, Democrats in the media center.”
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
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