nomination

Noun

• an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
  • the nomination was brief and to the point
    

• the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election
  • there was keen competition for the nomination
    
  • his nomination was hotly protested
    

• the act of officially naming a candidate
  • the Republican nomination for Governor
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  nominating speech , nominating address