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candidature

/ˈkændɪdət͡ʃʊɚ/

candidature noun: the condition of becoming a candidate; candidateship.

Noun

candidature (countable and uncountable, plural candidatures)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) The condition of becoming a candidate; candidateship.
    • THE state of things in regard to my candidature, in which I know that you are supremely interested, is this, as far as can be as yet conjectured. The only person actually canvassing is P. Sulpicius Galba.1920, Cicero, translated by Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh, The Letters of Cicero: The Whole Extant Correspondence in Chronological Order, volume 1 (hardcover), London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., pages 12-13

candidature meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada

candidature in Tamil

தேர்வு நாடும் தன்மை, விண்ணப்பதாரர், வேட்பாண்மை, வேட்பாளர்

candidature in Urdu

نامزدی, امید واری

candidature in Kannada

ಉಮೇದುವಾರಿಕೆ, ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿತನ, ಹುರಿಯಾಳುತನ

Forms of candidature

pluralcandidatures

Origin of candidature

From French candidature, equivalent to candidate + -ure.

Words formed from candidature

Questions about candidature

What does candidature mean?
Candidature means the condition of becoming a candidate; candidateship.
What is candidature in Tamil?
Candidature in Tamil is தேர்வு நாடும் தன்மை, விண்ணப்பதாரர், வேட்பாண்மை. See Candidature meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is candidature?
Candidature is a noun.
How do you pronounce candidature?
Candidature is pronounced /ˈkændɪdət͡ʃʊɚ/.
What is the plural of candidature?
The plural of candidature is candidatures.

Words near candidature in the dictionary

  1. candidated
  2. candidates
  3. candidateship
  4. candidateships
  5. candidating
  6. candidature
  7. candidatures
  8. Candide
  9. candidemia
  10. candidemias
  11. candidemic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: candidature (page history and authors); candidature (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); candidature (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); candidature (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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