nominate

verb

• 1propose or formally enter as a candidate for election or for an honor or award:the film was nominated for several Oscars
• appoint to a job or position:the company nominated her as a delegate to the convention

• 2specify (something) formally, typically the date or place for an event:a day was nominated for the exchange of contracts

adjective

• denoting a race or subspecies that is given the same epithet as the species to which it belongs, for example, Homo sapiens sapiens.