Candidacy is an English word with synonyms like campaigning or movement. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Candidacy in a sentence
Candidacy meaning
The state of being a candidate; candidateship.
Synonyms of Candidacy
Using Candidacy
- The main meaning on this page is: The state of being a candidate; candidateship.
- Useful related words include: campaigning, movement, drive, crusade.
- In the example corpus, candidacy often appears in combinations such as: his candidacy, candidacy for, her candidacy.
Context around Candidacy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Candidacy
- In this selection, "candidacy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, new, 1956, wing, saied, filed and offers stand out and add context to how "candidacy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a libertarian candidacy wouldn t and a new candidacy for 2026. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "candidacy" sits close to words such as constable, injection and joey, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with candidacy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
According to Barnette, his candidacy offers a promise of stability, continuity and a proven commitment to educational excellence. (18 words)
After the meeting, Yapicioglu announced his party would not select a presidential candidate but would support Erdogan’s candidacy. (19 words)
Comer also believes Obama’s knowledge of the family’s business informed his opposition to Joe Biden’s 2020 candidacy. (20 words)
But he also used it to address the fundamental question many New Hampshire GOP activists — who will be key to helping him build a campaign — have about his candidacy: Is he trying to win or merely play the role of political kamikaze targeting Trump? (44 words)
Biden has taken his time in making official his candidacy for reelection not because he's wavered in his commitment to run, a half-dozen aides and advisers said, but because there was little incentive to do it sooner. (39 words)
According to a statement of candidacy filed on Friday with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Mr Scott has designated his official campaign committee as “Tim Scott for America,” with a campaign address in the state’s capital, Charleston. (38 words)
But he also used it to address the fundamental question many New Hampshire GOP activists — who will be key to helping him build a campaign — have about his candidacy: Is he trying to win or merely play the role of political kamikaze targeting Trump? (44 words)
Can she break with the history of Bill Gore, who was sheriff from 2009 until last February and who endorsed Martinez and encouraged her candidacy as her endorsements from establishment politicians began to roll in? (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
That is why, once again, former President Donald Trump is preparing his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election, while former President Jair Bolsonaro’s party is setting up a new candidacy for 2026.
For any candidate who feels the process was not fairly followed in relation to their candidacy, or that the substance of their candidacy was not fairly considered, they have the right to appeal,” she said.
Upon registering his candidacy, Saied, 66, told reporters in the capital Tunis that his candidacy was part of "a war of liberation and self-determination" aiming to "establish a new republic".
Belaúnde's 1956 candidacy was ultimately unsuccessful, as the dictatorship-favored right-wing candidacy of Manuel Prado Ugarteche took first place.
According to a statement of candidacy filed on Friday with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Mr Scott has designated his official campaign committee as “Tim Scott for America,” with a campaign address in the state’s capital, Charleston.
According to Barnette, his candidacy offers a promise of stability, continuity and a proven commitment to educational excellence.
After the meeting, Yapicioglu announced his party would not select a presidential candidate but would support Erdogan’s candidacy.
A Libertarian candidacy wouldn’t be a good fit for Kennedy but the meeting to the fact that Kennedy is open to move away rom the Democrat Party primacy.
Another of the nominal opposition parties in parliament, the A Just Russia – For Truth party, said on Saturday it would support Putin’s candidacy, state news agency RIA reported.
As a former member of Mr. McCarthy’s leadership team who then backed Mr. Jordan’s candidacy for speaker, Mr. Palmer could try to present himself as a unifying force between the party’s factions.
Banks will face an opponent in the primary after John Rust, board chairman of Seymour egg producer Rose Acre Farms, announced his candidacy on Tuesday.
Biden has taken his time in making official his candidacy for reelection not because he's wavered in his commitment to run, a half-dozen aides and advisers said, but because there was little incentive to do it sooner.
Both Republican and Democratic pols and community leaders predicted the move would significantly boost the candidacy of Democratic primary winner Susan Zhuang.
But he also used it to address the fundamental question many New Hampshire GOP activists — who will be key to helping him build a campaign — have about his candidacy: Is he trying to win or merely play the role of political kamikaze targeting Trump?
But his candidacy relies on the nomination of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)—the fiefdom of Megawati Sukarnoputri, the daughter of Indonesia’s first president, Sukarno, and herself the fifth president of Indonesia.
But that means, given Trump's position in the polls, that a significant portion of the group preferring a nominee who respects election rules also support Trump's candidacy.
Can she break with the history of Bill Gore, who was sheriff from 2009 until last February and who endorsed Martinez and encouraged her candidacy as her endorsements from establishment politicians began to roll in?
Comer also believes Obama’s knowledge of the family’s business informed his opposition to Joe Biden’s 2020 candidacy.
Congress was thrown into disarray on Tuesday by the rebels’ move to derail McCarthy’s candidacy, with the House of Representatives failing to elect a speaker for the first time in a century.
Curiously, nowhere in Biden’s video announcing his candidacy for four more years in the White House did he mention even one accomplishment.
Common combinations with candidacy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- his candidacy 75×
- candidacy for 42×
- her candidacy 22×
- of candidacy 13×
- the candidacy 11×
- candidacy in 11×
- candidacy of 9×
- their candidacy 8×
- candidacy and 8×
- candidacy to 7×