block nomination
Frequency: 6.25.8 per million words
to prevent a nomination from being successful
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Examples (10)
- The opposition party vowed to block the new judge's nomination.
- They tried to block her nomination for the leadership role.
- A powerful lobby group worked to block the senator's nomination to the committee.
- Despite their efforts, they failed to block the controversial nomination.
- It is within their power to block any nomination they deem unsuitable.
- The chairman rallied support to block the unexpected nomination.
- Rumors spread that certain factions would block the candidate's nomination.
- Historically, it's rare to completely block a presidential nomination.
- Activists staged protests hoping to block the proposed nomination.
- Without sufficient votes, they could not block the director's nomination.