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put one's name in the hat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
put one's -name in the hat
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To run in an election or to nominate oneself for consideration in some other selection process; to nominate someone other than oneself for such consideration.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the informal practice of putting ballots into a hat, and then drawing a single ballot from the hat at random to decide the winner. When one put one's own name on a ballot in the hat, one would therefore be eligible to win.

Inflected Forms

puts one's name in the hat (present, singular) putting one's name in the hat (participle, present) throw one's name in the hat (alternative) toss one's name in the hat (alternative)

Synonyms

throw one's hat in the ring

Questions

What does put one's name in the hat mean?
To run in an election or to nominate oneself for consideration in some other selection process; to nominate someone other than oneself for such consideration.
Where does put one's name in the hat come from?
From the informal practice of putting ballots into a hat, and then drawing a single ballot from the hat at random to decide the winner. When one put one's own name on a ballot in the hat, one would therefore be eligible to win.

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