Both Uses of
nominate
in
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- You're nominated, Mack, you're just the stud to handle the job.†
Chpt 22 *nominated = proposed that someone be offered a position, be a candidate, or receive an honor
- Grin out of the side of their mouths when the young lawyer, say, brings a sack of pecans to the kids in his district school-just before nominations for state senate, the sly devil-and say to one another, He's nobody's fool.†
Chpt 26
Definition:
propose that someone be offered a position, be a candidate, or receive an honor
Often, nomination is just the first step. Multiple people may be nominated for a single position or honor with a winner selected by vote. Or a single nominee may require approval of a group before the offer is official.