nominate
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Slaughter allows presidents to immediately remove and nominate commissioners.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
But to nominate everyone else from the series and omit Spaeny?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Spence is already sketching out the contours of a bank-wide contest, likely in the fall, where different regions will nominate their champions to compete in a final round of taste-testing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
As their planes were taxiing, Trump announced that he would nominate Jay Clayton, a U.S. attorney and former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, to the position permanently.
From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2026
It would seem so natural because she’s so incredible, who wouldn’t nominate her.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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Those roles are separate from the Fed Board of Governors’ chair and vice chair positions, which the president nominates and the Senate confirms.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 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
Likewise, the state’s Conservative Party normally nominates the same candidate as the Republicans.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2024
The president nominates three candidates for each vacancy on the Supreme Court, and the Senate approves one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 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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Burundi, which holds the rotating African Union presidency, nominated Sall earlier this year for the UN secretary-general position.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Sir Sadiq has been nominated to become a Labour Lord alongside 15 others, including broadcaster June Sarpong and former union chief Christina McAnea.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 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
“I propose the name Victoria C. Woodhull to be nominated president of the United States.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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As well as nominating Labour leaders, the unions play a key role in financing Labour through member contributions and one-off political donations.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 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
James Garfield went to the convention as part of the Ohio delegation and gave a speech nominating fellow Ohioan Sherman.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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