Verb
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create and charge with a task or function
"nominate a committee"
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charge with a function
charge to be
"She was named Head of the Committee"
"She was made president of the club"
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put forward
nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
"The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"
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propose as a candidate for some honor
- put up - put forward