nominate-v; 1 Senses

Sense Number 1: put for or propose as a candidate

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] NOMINATE NP2[theme] PP{for NP[attribute]}

Examples:
Who was the only actor to be nominated twice for an Oscar for the same performance?
Three students have been nominated for the scholarship.
But members of the Swiss parliament have nominated him for the peace prize.
It was a close election, but in the end Jane was nominated
president.
The President must now nominate three Supreme Court judges.
In 1805 Napoleon nominated him to the See of Acqui, Italy, and in
1807 to Ghent, Belgium.

Mappings:
VerbNet: appoint-29.1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: nominate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4