"To win the nomination" means to be chosen or selected as the official candidate for a specific position or role, usually in politics. It's a way of proving oneself to be the most suitable or preferred choice among a group of competitors.
Sentences with «to win the nomination»
Maybe winning the nomination for attorney general would be a lot easier than the spot for the top job. (courant.com)
You can't win the nomination of one of the major parties in our country if you admit that the scientists are right? (treehugger.com)
Since 1988, the early Republican front - runner went on to win the nomination in three of the five open primary campaigns. (fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com)