candidateship

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For Mr. Trenchard, besides the wondrously sweetening power of his candidateship, came of a very ancient name in Dorsetshire.

From Agatha's Husband A Novel by Crane, Walter

When the result was announced, the official secretary proposed to the assembly to pass a vote of thanks to the president, who, notwithstanding his own candidateship, had presided with most complete impartiality and loyalty.

From Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 by Cole, John William

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

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

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