candidature

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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

In 2016, he famously scuppered the leadership hopes of his friend Boris Johnson, by announcing his own candidature on the morning of Johnson's own campaign launch.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2020

“The Russian Federation would love to welcome him once his candidature would be officially announced.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 30, 2017

It remains in the contest and will submit the third and final candidature file along with rivals Paris and Los Angeles on Feb. 3.

From Reuters • Feb. 3, 2017

Each of these distinguished gentlemen might well eagerly accept the candidature or a post so lofty: but I fear that none of them could be considered equal to its functions.

From Satires And Profanities by Foote, G. W. (George William)