candidacy
🇺🇸 /ˈkændɪdəsiː/
📖 Definitions
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noun
The state or condition of being a candidate; the fact of being proposed or put forward for an election, office, or honor.; The period during which a person is a candidate, especially in a political campaign.; The status of a doctoral student who has completed all requirements except the dissertation, often referred to as 'all but dissertation' (ABD).
🔗 Details
Word forms
countable
Plural: candidacies
Collocations
announce one's candidacydeclare one's candidacywithdraw one's candidacypresidential candidacydrop one's candidacy
Derivatives
candidatecandidcandidlycandidness
Synonyms
candidaturenominationbidcampaign
Commonly confused
candidature
EN: 'Candidature' is the British English equivalent of 'candidacy'; both mean the state of being a candidate, but 'candidacy' is standard in American English.
Spelling tips
EN: Note the transformation from 'candidate' to 'candidacy': the '-ate' ending is replaced with '-acy'. Do not write *'candidacy' with an 'e' before the 'acy'.
💬 Examples
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She announced her candidacy for the presidency in a speech before thousands of supporters.
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During his candidacy, he traveled to all fifty states to meet with voters.
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After passing her qualifying exams, she achieved candidacy and began working on her dissertation.