nominating committee

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nominate
verb[T]
uk
/ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/us
/ˈnɑː.mə.neɪt/
to officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, ...
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committee
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/kəˈmɪt.i/us
/kəˈmɪt̬.i/
a small group of people chosen to represent a larger organization and either make decisions or collect information ...
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(Definition ofnominateandcommitteefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is a curious notion that members of thenominatingcommitteeshould be able to nominate themselves.
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I refer to thenominatingcommitteefor the constitutional court.
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However, if you are a member of thatnominatingcommittee, can you sit on the constitutional court?
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The elders are nominated by anominatingcommitteeof the congregation; in addition, nominations from the floor are permissible.
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It did not specify on the formation of thenominatingcommittee, only stating that it should be as democratic as it can be.
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As chairman of thenominatingcommittee, he prepares the appointment of priests and deacons and for the mission of pastoral workers.
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The election plan includes three channels for nomination: civil nomination, political party nomination, and nomination by thenominatingcommittee.
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Under the public nomination proposal, thenominatingcommitteemay put forward to run those candidates who receive a quota of nominations from ordinary voters.
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Some woman's suffrage organizations repudiated the nominations, however, claiming that thenominatingcommitteewas unauthorized.
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He also mentioned in his speech that thenominatingcommitteeis in fact an organisation.
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In preparation, he established a campaign website, sent out a series of postcards through the party's mailing list and contacted members of thenominatingcommittee.
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The committee chairs serving on thenominatingcommitteeshall jointly prepare a concurrent resolution directing the governor to award the medal to a person nominated.
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Anominatingcommitteeselects candidates for association offices, including directors, president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer.
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From there, the names are submitted to anominatingcommitteeof five people, who pick 1015 names to award stars to annually.
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Typically, thenominatingcommitteeattempts to choose a person who is both respected and uncontroversial.
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Nominees are selected by anominatingcommittee, which creates the list of nominees that is later voted on by group of wine writers, critics, historians, and past inductees.
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Fellows have come from a number of diverse fields which vary year-to-year as the nominating committees respond to the current international needs.
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