candidacy
noun
can·di·da·cy
ˈkan-də-də-sē 
ˈka-nə-
plural candidacies
: the state of being a candidate
he is expected to announce his candidacy
Examples of candidacy in a Sentence
He withdrew his candidacy after the scandal damaged his reputation.
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The country’s top court in January affirmed an administrative decision blocking Ms. Machado’s candidacy.
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Regina Garcia Cano, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 June 2024
The former president has repeatedly lambasted the case brought against him by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, claiming the prosecution was politically motivated and designed to harm his candidacy for the White House.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 May 2024
Kerry Kennedy, the sister of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has become the face of her family’s effort to block her brother’s independent candidacy and re-elect President Biden.
—Anjali Huynh, New York Times, 23 May 2024
Yet his win came only after two governors opposed his candidacy and sought to cancel elections that would have featured Page.
—Bryna Godar, The Conversation, 21 May 2024
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Regina Garcia Cano, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 June 2024
The former president has repeatedly lambasted the case brought against him by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, claiming the prosecution was politically motivated and designed to harm his candidacy for the White House.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 May 2024
Kerry Kennedy, the sister of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has become the face of her family’s effort to block her brother’s independent candidacy and re-elect President Biden.
—Anjali Huynh, New York Times, 23 May 2024
Yet his win came only after two governors opposed his candidacy and sought to cancel elections that would have featured Page.
—Bryna Godar, The Conversation, 21 May 2024
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candidacy
noun
can·di·da·cy
ˈkan-dəd-ə-sē
ˈkan-əd-
plural candidacies
: the state of being a candidate
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