Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being a candidate; candidateship.
Kandidatur
кандидату́раkandidatúra
the campaign of a candidate to be elected
Examples
10 sentencesTom announced his candidacy for class president.
He was ready to announce his presidential candidacy.
No one expected him to announce his candidacy again.
We took the liberty of putting your candidacy on hold.
I withdrew my candidacy.
ruЯ отозвал свою кандидатуру.
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
state or act of being a candidate:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
state or act of being a candidate:
Origin
From candid(ate) + -acy.From candid(ate) + -acy.
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Forms
plural: candidacies| Singular | candidacy |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- the campaign of a candidate to be elected:campaigningcandidatureelectioneeringpolitical campaign
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable