candidacy
/ˈkændɪdəsi/US/ˈkændɪdəsi/
candidacy noun: the state of being a candidate; candidateship.
Noun
candidacy (countable and uncountable, plural candidacies)
- The state of being a candidate; candidateship.
- Let it be borne in mind, moreover, that since the period of his last candidacy he has rendered the most memorable services to the country1844, Epes Sargent, The Life and Public Services of Henry Clay
- Anyhow, if the opportunity presented itself, Requesens thought that Philip should support the candidacies of Giovanni Ricci, Clemente Dolerá, and Ghislieri, . . .1984, Kenneth Meyer Setton, The Papacy and the Levant (1204-1571)
candidacy meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
candidacy in Hindi
- उम्मीदवारी
candidacy in Urdu
- نامزدی, امید واری
candidacy in Bengali
- প্রার্থীতা
candidacy in Malayalam
- സ്ഥാനാർത്ഥിത്വം
More languagesFewer languages
- candidacy in Kannada
- ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಯಾಗಿರುವುದು, ಉಮೇದುವಾರನಾಗಿರುವಿಕೆ, ಉಮೇದುವಾರಿಕೆ
- candidacy in Odia
- ପ୍ରାର୍ଥୀତା, ପ୍ରାର୍ଥୀତ୍ୱ
- candidacy in Nepali
- उम्मेद्वारता, उम्मेद्वारत्व
Examples of candidacy in a sentence
- He needed something bold and dramatic to shore up his failing candidacy.
- His renouncement of his previous position, once it had proved unpopular, did not help his candidacy.
- A scrum formed around Scott Brison in the House of Commons lobby shortly after he announced his candidacy for the federal Liberal leadership.
Forms of candidacy
| plural | candidacies |
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Origin of candidacy
From candid(ate) + -acy.
Words formed from candidacy
Questions about candidacy
- What does candidacy mean?
- Candidacy means the state of being a candidate; candidateship.
- What is candidacy in Hindi?
- Candidacy in Hindi is उम्मीदवारी. See Candidacy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is candidacy?
- Candidacy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce candidacy?
- Candidacy is pronounced /ˈkændɪdəsi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of candidacy?
- The plural of candidacy is candidacies.
Words near candidacy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: candidacy (page history and authors); candidacy (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); candidacy (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); candidacy (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); candidacy (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); candidacy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); candidacy (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); candidacy (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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