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nomination collapse: the act of officially naming a candidate; "the Republican nomination for Governor"; 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"

appellation collapse: identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

posting collapse: (bookkeeping) a listing on the company's records; "the posting was made in the cash account"

allocation collapse: (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions

ordination collapse: the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination"; the status of being ordained to a sacred office

fingering collapse: touching something with the fingers; the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument

honorific collapse: an expression of respect; "the Japanese use many honorifics"; conferring or showing honor or respect; "honorific social status commonly attaches to membership in a recognized profession"

naming collapse: the verbal act of naming; "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals"

description collapse: sort or variety; "every description of book was there"; a statement that represents something in words; the act of describing something

genre collapse: a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique; a kind of literary or artistic work

genus collapse: a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism"; (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species

baptism collapse: a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"

proposal collapse: the act of making a proposal; "they listened to her proposal"; something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)

stipulation collapse: a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement; (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record; "a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay"

selection collapse: an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes"

species collapse: a specific kind of something; "a species of molecule"; "a species of villainy"; (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

election collapse: the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession"; a vote to select the winner of a position or political office; "the results of the election will be announced tonight"; the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists); the status or fact of being elected; "they celebrated his election"

phylum collapse: (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes; (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related

definition collapse: clarity of outline; "exercise had give his muscles superior definition"; a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol

meaning collapse: the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"; the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"

appointment collapse: (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment; "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"; the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"; the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"; (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

kin collapse: group of people related by blood or marriage; a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"

tribe collapse: (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily; a federation (as of American Indians); a social division of (usually preliterate) people

differentiation collapse: the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function; a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"

kidney collapse: either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine; "urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder"

specification collapse: (patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention; a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work; naming explicitly

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