candidacy

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
candidacy
    n 1: the campaign of a candidate to be elected [syn:
         {campaigning}, {candidacy}, {candidature},
         {electioneering}, {political campaign}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Candidacy \Can"di*da*cy\, n.
   The position of a candidate; state of being a candidate;
   candidateship.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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