candidacy
Example Sentences
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Finance ministers from the 20 countries sharing the single currency had until Friday to submit their candidacies for the job.
From Barron's
Despite that Sacramento know-how and an inspirational backstory, her candidacy never caught fire.
From Los Angeles Times
In October, he formally announced his candidacy for next year’s elections.
Trump hasn’t named a campaign manager despite announcing his candidacy months ago.
From Seattle Times
He proved that in 2016, when he defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, whose own candidacy was hurt by an investigation into her use of a private server to store her government emails.
From Los Angeles Times
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