Definition: [verb] propose or formally enter as a candidate for election or for an honour or award.
Example: the film was nominated for several Oscars
Definition: [verb] specify (something) formally, typically the date or place for an event.
Example: a day was nominated for the exchange of contracts
Definition: [adjective] denoting a race or subspecies which is given the same epithet as the species to which it belongs, e.g. Homo sapiens sapiens.
Example: the nominate race and two subspecies occur