candidacy

noun
/ˈkændɪdəsi/

Etymology

From candidate + -cy.

Definitions

  1. The state of being a candidate

    The state of being a candidate; candidateship.

    • 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

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