candidacy

Definitions

1. The state of being a candidate; candidateship
2. The state of being a candidate; candidateship.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Let⟳ it be borne in mind⟳, moreover, that since the period of his last⟳ candidacy he has rendered the most memorable services to the country”

“Anyhow, if the opportunity presented itself, Requesens thought that Philip should support⟳ the candidacies of Giovanni Ricci, Clemente Dolerá, and Ghislieri, . . .”

“However, this almost certainly happened because of the third party candidacy of former Republican President Theodore Roosevelt”

“Artiles, a Republican operative with a reputation for a foul mouth and sharp elbows, is accused of financing a sham candidate whose candidacy was intended to siphon votes from a legitimate Democratic candidate in a state Senate race⟳ in South Florida’s 37th District. The candidate has the same last⟳ name⟳ as then-Democratic incumbent Jose Javier Rodriguez but did not actively campaign for the seat and has since admitted being recruited as a spoiler.”

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