Nomination

The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated.

The denomination, or name.

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"

an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election; "the nomination was brief and to the point"