Noah Webster's 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language is regarded by many as the finest English
dictionary ever published. The dictionary is available in many forms. I made the content available here for my own purposes,
out of personal admiration for this particular dictionary.
NOMINATION, n. 1. The act of naming or of nominating; the act of proposing by name for an office. 2. The power of nominating or appointing to office. The nomination of persons to places being a prerogative of the king-- 3. The state of being nominated. AB is in nomination for governor.