candidacy

«candidacy» in Mova's school dictionary: Being a candidate in an election, or trying to be chosen… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a candidacy, candidacies)

meaning for a pupil

(formal) Being a candidate in an election, or trying to be chosen for a job or position. tree →

sense in the lessons

In politics and news: «she announced her candidacy for president». In school elections, pupils announce their candidacy for school council. UK English also uses «candidature».

examples

• She announced her candidacy for class president. tree →
• His candidacy for mayor surprised everyone. tree →
• The party supported her candidacy. tree →
• He withdrew his candidacy after the scandal. tree →
• Write a speech to support your candidacy for school council. tree →

note

Plural: candidacies. Formal. Related: candidate (the person), stand for/run for election.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «candidacy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.