candidateship

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Mr. Carlyle was intensely popular in West Lynne, setting aside his candidateship and his oratory; and West Lynne made common cause against Sir Francis Levison.

From East Lynne by Wood, Henry, Mrs.

The Irish opposition now turned to another topic, and brought forward the Roman Catholics for the candidateship of the legislature.

From Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 by Various

During the spring months Nature lore was very much to the fore, and the members qualified for candidateship to the various grades by exhibiting their knowledge of the ways and habits of birds.

From For the Sake of the School by Brazil, Angela

The number and the capacities of the candidates are more apt to restrict the choice of electors than the connections of the candidateship.

From Democracy in America — Volume 1 by Reeves, Henry

The number and the capacities of the candidates are more apt to restrict the choice of electors than the conditions of the candidateship.

From American Institutions and Their Influence by Tocqueville, Alexis de