Definitions:

1. an address, usually at a political convention, proposing the name of a candidate to run for election noun
   • The nomination was brief and to the point.
2. the act of officially naming a candidate noun
   • the Republican nomination for Governor
3. the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election noun
   • there was keen competition for the nomination

Synonyms:

• nominating address
• nominating speech