Words / B1

KAND-id-uh-see/ˈkændɪdəsi/

Candidacy is the fact of being a candidate: announce your candidacy. Candidate is the person (already in the dictionary). Application is for jobs; candidacy is usual for elections and some posts. Council: she announced her candidacy for the by-election.

Meaning

The fact of being a candidate in an election or for a post.

Examples

• “She announced her candidacy for the council by-election.”
• “Withdrawing a candidacy is not the same as losing the vote.”

Good to know

a candidacy; announce / withdraw a candidacy. Person: a candidate. Elections / internal races. Usually uncountable in “her candidacy”, countable for one run.

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