candidateship

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The number and the capacities of the candidates are more apt to restrict the choice of electors than the conditions of the candidateship.

From American Institutions and Their Influence by Tocqueville, Alexis de

Mr. Carlyle was intensely popular in West Lynne, setting aside his candidateship and his oratory; and West Lynne made common cause against Sir Francis Levison.

From East Lynne by Wood, Henry, Mrs.

During the spring months Nature lore was very much to the fore, and the members qualified for candidateship to the various grades by exhibiting their knowledge of the ways and habits of birds.

From For the Sake of the School by Brazil, Angela

When the result was announced, the official secretary proposed to the assembly to pass a vote of thanks to the president, who, notwithstanding his own candidateship, had presided with most complete impartiality and loyalty.

From Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 by Cole, John William

All the different shades of the Opposition, M. de La Fayette and M. de Châteaubriand, M. Dupont de l'Eure and the Duke de Broglie, M. Odillon Barrot and M. Bertin de Veaux, seconded my candidateship.

From Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 by Cole, John William