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

Rajoelina sent his resignation letter to the court on Saturday following confirmation of his candidature in the elections, the High Constitutional Court said in a statement late on Saturday.

From Reuters • Sep. 10, 2023

A spokesperson told the BBC that Yeo had been granted a leave of absence from his PhD in 2019 and his candidature had now been terminated.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2020

I will post more from Lewis’s interview, which expands on an article he wrote for the Guardian earlier this month confirming his candidature, shortly.

From The Guardian • Dec. 30, 2019

At length, in 1841, on the occasion of his fourth candidature, Victor Hugo was successful.

From Victor Hugo: His Life and Works by Smith, G. Barnett