The phrase "approve nomination" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it in contexts where someone is giving their consent or agreement to a proposed candidate for a position or role.
Example: "The committee will meet next week to approve the nomination of the new board member."
Alternatives: "endorse nomination" or "ratify nomination".
Senator Patrick J. Leahy, Democrat of Vermont and chairman of the Judiciary Committee, which must approve nominations before sending them to the full Senate for a vote, has a policy of not conducting confirmation hearings if both blue slips are not returned.
Obviously, this stance has not endeared her to the judicial establishment (or the elected officials who approve nominations) -- on top of which, add her reputation for delivering her views with the subtlety of a claw hammer.
The party in control of the Senate needs only a simple majority to approve nominations, and few Republicans have broken ranks on any of the president's cabinet picks.
In the city, Mayor Eric Garcetti recently rescinded a process allowing unions to approve nominations to the city's five-member Employee Relations Board.
Under Russian law, the president is responsible for approving nominations for the state awards, which are submitted by the Foreign Ministry.
Mr. Khatami's nine opponents are all trusted members of the ruling elite, with all others having been carefully weeded out by the Council of Guardians, which approves nominations.
Richards, a former Australian judo champion, was one of the Australian Olympic Committee's approved nominations to carry the torch as a reward for participating in the 1976 Montreal Games.
Approved 64 to 34, March 9. 3. Nomination: Vote to approve the nomination of Richard A. Paez, a federal district judge in Los Angeles, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Mr. Durbin led the previous efforts to reject Mr. Bradbury's nomination and sits on the Judiciary Committee, which would have to approve the nomination.
