confirm nominee

Frequency: 7.09.0 per million words

to formally approve someone who has been nominated for a position

nomineeVERB + nominee

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confirm

Examples (10)

  • The Senate voted to confirm the President's nominee for the Supreme Court.
  • It's crucial that we confirm this nominee by the end of the month.
  • The committee will meet next week to confirm the new board nominee.
  • Do you think they will confirm her as the nominee for the ambassadorial role?
  • After a lengthy debate, the council decided to confirm the mayoral nominee.
  • The panel needs more information before it can confirm the candidate as a nominee.
  • Public opinion greatly influences whether a legislative body will confirm a nominee.
  • We expect them to confirm the nominee with a unanimous vote.
  • They failed to confirm the judge nominee due to strong opposition.
  • The governor is urging the state legislature to confirm his nominee for attorney general.