The nomination may then be approved, rejected or returned to the committee.

Now her nomination has been rejected for purely political reasons.

However his nomination was rejected by the national Legislature, apparently for political reasons.

In the end, the nomination was rejected 55 to 45, with 17 Republican senators voting no.

The nomination was referred to committee and rejected after several months' delay by a 24-30 vote.

Of these, the nominations were rejected in respect of 79 candidates-78 men and one woman.

The nomination is later rejected by the Senate, the first and only nominee rejection to date.

The Senate rejected his nomination after a month-long battle by a vote of 58 to 42.

When the Senate convened several months later, it promptly rejected his nomination.

Bork refused to withdraw himself and his nomination was rejected 58-42.