candidacy
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candidacies
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Explanation
Candidacy is the campaign journey someone undertakes to be elected to a position, like running for class president or trying out for a spot on the student council. If you were to officially declare that you were running for president or any other elected position, that is the start of your candidacy. This involves promoting your ideas, convincing others to vote for you, and participating in debates or discussions. Candidacy is a vital part of democratic processes, allowing people to present their qualifications and vision. Whether in school elections or national politics, candidacy is about showing why you’re the best person for the job.
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So I asked my colleague Aymann Ismail, who has covered El-Sayed for Slate—and is also a Muslim Egyptian American—about what that viral exchange says about El-Sayed’s history-making candidacy.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
"I am standing because my life has prepared me to serve the game," Vega said in a statement announcing his candidacy.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
She projects a likeable persona, but her candidacy inspires no one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
In some cases, people interested in running weren’t sure if renting would be detrimental to their candidacy.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
“Effective immediately, your candidacy for the Sons of the Six has ended. You are dismissed.”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Their candidacies are proof of the impact statewide candidates can have on down-ballot races, even if they don’t win, Goodwin said.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
Those delegates went on to back reforms to the party's primary process that made it easier for insurgent candidacies like Jackson to compete for the party's presidential nomination without backing from the Democratic establishment.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
His rapid ascension is proof that in an era of intense load management, increasingly specialized bullpens and near-ubiquitious arm injuries, a massive shift is underway in how voters evaluate pitchers’ candidacies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
Finance ministers from the 20 countries sharing the single currency had until Friday to submit their candidacies for the job.
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025
It was said that in one of his early candidacies he replied to an elector, who had asked him on what he intended to stand, in the sententious phrase "on my head!"
From Ten Englishmen of the Nineteenth Century by James Richard Joy
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