Candidacy

/kˈændɪdəsi/

/ˈkændɪdəsi/

Candidacy

the fact or condition of being a candidate in an election

Examples

1. Imprisonment of student casts a shadow on Human Rights Council candidacy.

2. The politician spent months greasing the skids with various interest groups and stakeholders before announcing his candidacy.

3. Steve Bannon engineered Roy Moore's candidacy.

4. Donald Trump's candidacy is a cancer on conservatism.