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candidacy

[kan-di-duh-see] / ˈkæn dɪ də si /


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Espinosa's candidacy has been backed by Antigua and Barbuda, but not her own country.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

My gut feeling - and it is only that - is that the party's ruling body, the Scottish Executive Committee, would want to accommodate her candidacy if she would like to run.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Similarly, the group Our Revolution, which was founded as a way to carry forward the grassroots organizing behind Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign, has thrown its organizing capacity behind Jackson’s candidacy.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

This issue became the principal argument against his candidacy as it became clear that Hamawy was going to likely clinch the nomination.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

When the priest finally declared his candidacy for president, Farmer wrote in a journal, “Perhaps this is a singular chance to change Haiti.”

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

They present their candidacies as opportunities to implement working-class-focused policies that would reduce government control and return power to ordinary residents.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

His rapid ascension is proof that in an era of intense load management, increasingly specialized bullpens and near-ubiquitious arm injuries, a massive shift is underway in how voters evaluate pitchers’ candidacies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 17, 2026

Finance ministers from the 20 countries sharing the single currency had until Friday to submit their candidacies for the job.

From Barron's Nov. 28, 2025

Multiple opposition figures, including 2018 runner-up Maurice Kamto, as well as Joshua Osih, Akere Muna, and Cabral Libii, have also announced their candidacies.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2025

It was not necessary to nominate Washington, and the candidacies of Adams and Jefferson were also matters of general understanding.

From Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins by Fiske, John




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