Propose vs Nominate - What's the Difference?

Nominate

Propose

Definitions

Definition as Verb
  • create and charge with a task or function
  • charge with a function; charge to be
  • put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
  • propose as a candidate for some honor
Definition as Verb
  • propose or intend
  • ask (someone) to marry you
  • put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
  • present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
  • make a proposal, declare a plan for something

Synonyms

Examples

  • "nominate a committee"
  • "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
  • "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"
  • "I aim to arrive at noon"
  • "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"
  • "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"
  • "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity"; "The candidate projects himself as a moderate and a reformer"
  • "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"

Parts of Speech

Verb
Verb

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