nominate

nominate someone as something

to suggest someone to be the candidate to serve as something. I would like to nominate Karen as our representative. She nominated herself as the one most likely to do the job.

nominate someone for something

to suggest someone as a candidate for a particular office. I will nominate Carolyn for president. You cannot nominate yourself for this office.

nominate someone to something

to suggest someone to become a member of a group. I am the one who nominated her to the board. The president nominated herself to the position of chairman of the board.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Goran	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Sarra	-	Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
Ayler	['eilə]
Tucker	['tʌkə]
Xene	-	Greek
Lydia	LID-ee-ə (English), LUY-dee-ah (German, Finnish)	English, German, Finnish, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek