CANDIDACY Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word candidacy. (close relations)
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| candidature | nounn | |||||
noun • the campaign of a candidate to be elected | ||||||
| application | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose • a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school • the work of applying something • a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task • liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin • a diligent effort • the action of putting something into operation | ||||||
| competition | nounn | |||||
noun • a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers • an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants • the act of competing as for profit or a prize • the contestant you hope to defeat | ||||||
| contention | nounn | |||||
noun • a point asserted as part of an argument • a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement • the act of competing as for profit or a prize | ||||||
| nomination | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of officially naming a candidate • the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election • an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election | ||||||
| submission | nounn | |||||
noun • something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition) • the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another • the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else • the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness • a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter • an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter • (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing | ||||||
| campaigning | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the campaign of a candidate to be elected | ||||||
| electioneering | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • persuasion of voters in a political campaign • the campaign of a candidate to be elected | ||||||
| political campaign | nounn | |||||
noun • a race between candidates for elective office • the campaign of a candidate to be elected | ||||||
