propose as a candidate for some honor

[ Syn: put up , put forward ]

put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position; The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission

[ Syn: propose ]

charge with a function; charge to be; She was named Head of the Committee; She was made president of the club

[ Syn: name , make ]

create and charge with a task or function; nominate a committee

[ Syn: appoint , name , constitute ]