NOMINATE (scaling method)
WordNet
verb
(1) Propose as a candidate for some honor
(2) Create and charge with a task or function
"Nominate a committee"
(3) Charge with a function; charge to be
"She was named Head of the Committee"
"She was made president of the club"
(4) Put forward; nominate for appointment to an office
"The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"