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# candidacy

noun (a candidacy, candidacies)

«candidacy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(formal) Being a candidate in an election, or trying to be chosen for a job or position. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidacy/#m1)

### In the lessons

In politics and news: «she announced her candidacy for president». In school elections, pupils announce their candidacy for school council. UK English also uses «candidature».

### Examples

- She announced her candidacy for class president. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidacy/#x1)
- His candidacy for mayor surprised everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidacy/#x2)
- The party supported her candidacy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidacy/#x3)
- He withdrew his candidacy after the scandal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidacy/#x4)
- Write a speech to support your candidacy for school council. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidacy/#x5)

### Note

Plural: candidacies. Formal. Related: candidate (the person), stand for/run for election.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «candidacy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidacy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«candidacy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/candidacy.html) on Mova free.