candidateship

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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

The Irish opposition now turned to another topic, and brought forward the Roman Catholics for the candidateship of the legislature.

From Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 by Various

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

The candidateship between Lord Palmerston and the historian Alison for the office of Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow, resulted in a majority for the latter, on the gross poll, of 69.

From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 by Various

For Mr. Trenchard, besides the wondrously sweetening power of his candidateship, came of a very ancient name in Dorsetshire.

From Agatha's Husband A Novel by Crane, Walter