Renominations

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act of designating or electing someone anew to a position or office; the process of officially changing the name of an entity or organization; a formal proposal suggesting a revised name or title for something previously established
2. The renewal of a title or office through re-election or selection; the modification of a name associated with a particular entity; a recommendation to alter the naming convention of a recognized entity
3. The procedure of selecting individuals again for an office or role; the adjustment of designation applied to organizations or locations; the submission of an altered naming suggestion for an already existing term

Etymology: "Renominations" is the plural of "renomination", a noun for the act of electing or designating someone again to a post, or of formally proposing a new name for an organisation. It is a plain formation: "renominate" plus the suffix "-tion", which turns a verb into a noun for an action or process. The verb it rests on, "renominate", is built from the prefix "re-", meaning "again" or "back", attached to "nominate". "Nominate" traces to Latin "nominare", "to name", from "nomen", "name", so a renomination is literally a naming over again. The prefix comes down through Latin "re-", which English took in the Middle Ages through Old French, while the "-tion" ending likewise arrived via French from Latin.