Definition of nominating:
(v) :
To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
(n) :
A nominee.
(v) :
(billiards) To specify in advance which pocket a ball will be potted in; to call; to name.
(v) :
(sociology) To designate a peer (or oneself) as corresponding to a (potentially positive or negative) description.
(adj) :
(zoology) nominotypical
(v) :
(obsolete) To entitle, confer a name upon.