candidacy

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Candidates for president and legislative leaders were proposed in secret by lawmakers prior to Wednesday's session, then vetted by a National Candidacy Commission.

From Reuters • Apr. 19, 2023

Candidacy status is a significant step to joining the EU, however the whole process can take many years.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2022

But the paperwork they filed had a problem: Many signature sheets included an address, a motel in South Carolina, that was different from the one that Walker listed in her sworn Declaration of Candidacy.

From Slate • Sep. 11, 2020

Candidacy phase: Takes nine months to two years.

From Washington Times • Oct. 20, 2018

Among his many undertakings were the Freeing of Ireland, Candidacy for the Presidency, Woman's Suffrage, Circumnavigation of the world.

From The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad Its Projectors, Construction and History by Bailey, W. F.