Nouns

(n)nominationthe act of officially naming a candidate“the Republican nomination for Governor”
(n)nominationthe 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”
(n)nominating speech, nominating address, nominationan address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election“the nomination was brief and to the point”