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candidacy

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Etymology

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    From candid(ate) + -acy.

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    Noun

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    candidacy (countable and uncountable, plural candidacies)

    1. The state of being a candidate; candidateship.
      • 1844, Epes Sargent, The Life and Public Services of Henry Clay:
        Let it be borne in mind, moreover, that since the period of his last candidacy he has rendered the most memorable services to the country
      • 1984, Kenneth Meyer Setton, The Papacy and the Levant (1204-1571):
        Anyhow, if the opportunity presented itself, Requesens thought that Philip should support the candidacies of Giovanni Ricci, Clemente Dolerá, and Ghislieri, . . .
      • 2002, Allan H. Keith, Turbulent Times:
        However, this almost certainly happened because of the third party candidacy of former Republican President Theodore Roosevelt
      • 2021 March 18, Scott Glover, Curt Devine and Audrey Ash, “Former Florida state senator charged in spoiler candidate scheme”, in CNN‎[1]:
        Artiles, a Republican operative with a reputation for a foul mouth and sharp elbows, is accused of financing a sham candidate whose candidacy was intended to siphon votes from a legitimate Democratic candidate in a state Senate race in South Florida’s 37th District. The candidate has the same last name as then-Democratic incumbent Jose Javier Rodriguez but did not actively campaign for the seat and has since admitted being recruited as a spoiler.

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