Nominated (5)
I believe the answer is:
named
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">nominated</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('name' can be a synonym of 'nominate')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for named that I've seen before include "Designated" , "Titled" , "Identified by appellation" , "Entitled" , "Called" .)