candidature

Example Sentences

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“A public candidature and campaigning like the one that we have seen this year is highly unusual,” said Nina Graeger, the director of Peace Research Institute Oslo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Back in Thulasenhrapuram, villagers are anticipating the announcement of her candidature soon.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2024

“The candidature will have its role to play in terms of jobs and growth in the Queensland economy once we have seen our way through the current crisis,” he said in a statement.

From Reuters • May 22, 2020

Clark made it to fifth place in the sixth ballot before her own candidature was killed off.

From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2018

His headgear imperilled his candidature, when that came about.

From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob