candidature
noun
candidatures
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pluralof candidature.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Their candidatures have put the Olympic Movement in a win-win situation, with very little to separate the two projects,” said Patrick Baumann, the panel chairman and an IOC member.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 6, 2017
South African officials have said they are likely to bid, and Paris, Budapest, Istanbul and Melbourne are discussing candidatures.
From Chicago Tribune ● Jan. 8, 2015
“Two very interesting candidatures with a very diverse approach” is how IOC President Thomas Bach described them on Thursday.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 2, 2014
"Obviously this time it will not be somebody from Europe, so we will have to see what the candidatures are," European Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht told reporters last week during a visit to Geneva.
From Reuters ● Dec. 17, 2012
Further features of it were the free appointment of the maires by the emperor, the oath of fidelity to him imposed on all officials, and the legal organization of official candidatures for the elections.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various
