CANDIDACY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CANDIDACY?

Need another word that means the same as “candidacy”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “candidacy” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Candidacy” are: campaigning, candidature, electioneering

Candidacy as a Noun

Definitions of "Candidacy" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “candidacy” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The fact or condition of standing for a position or status, especially in an election.
• The campaign of a candidate to be elected.

Synonyms of "Candidacy" as a noun (3 Words)

campaigning	Several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints.
candidature	A politician who is running for public office. His candidature for the Presidency has received enthusiastic public support.
electioneering	Active and energetic participation in a campaign to be elected to public office. The election will not be lost or won as the result of a few weeks of electioneering.

Usage Examples of "Candidacy" as a noun

• He's going to announce his candidacy for the US Senate.

Associations of "Candidacy" (30 Words)

abstention	The trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol. A resolution passed by 126 votes to none with six abstentions.
advocate	Push for something. Voters supported candidates who advocated an Assembly.
bidder	Someone who makes a bid at cards. His government s preferred bidder for the contract.
candidate	Someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc. She was the perfect candidate for a biography.
congressional	Of or relating to congress. The document surfaced in a congressional hearing last year.
countersign	Add a signature to (a document already signed by another person. Each cheque had to be signed and countersigned.
democratic	Representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large. A democratic country.
elected	Subject to popular election.
election	The status or fact of being elected. The results of the election will be announced tonight.
elective	A course that the student can select from among alternatives. Elective official.
elector	In the US a member of the electoral college. Close to 60 per cent of the 60 000 registered electors voted.
endorse	(in South Africa under apartheid) order a black person to leave an urban area for failing to meet certain requirements of the Native Laws Amendment Act. His licence was endorsed with five points.
favour	An act of kindness beyond what is due or usual. Natural selection has favoured bats.
gerrymander	An act of gerrymandering dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage. An attempt to gerrymander the election result.
hustings	The activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making. He could hold his own in an election hustings.
interviewee	A person who is interviewed. Interviewees were asked to discuss their feelings about the interview.
invariably	Without variation or change, in every case. Ranch meals are invariably big and hearty.
mayor	(in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland) the head of a town, borough, or county council, elected by council members and generally having purely ceremonial duties.
nominate	Put forward nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position. A day was nominated for the exchange of contracts.
nomination	An address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election. The film received five nominations.
nominee	A person who is nominated as a candidate for election or for an honour or award. An Oscar nominee.
party	Have or participate in a party. Draft the party s election manifesto.
politics	The activities associated with the governance of a country or area, especially the debate between parties having power. In the conduct of global politics economic status must be backed by military capacity.
presidency	The role of the priest or minister who conducts a Eucharist. The presidency of the United States.
president	The celebrant at a Eucharist. The president of the European Union.
presidential	Relating to a president or presidency. The presidential palace.
shortlist	Put someone or something on a shortlist. The novel was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
support	Give moral or psychological support aid or courage to. My main concern was to support my family.
taper	Gradually lessen. The strong taper of her back.
vote	A body of voters who have the same interests. None of the Democrats voted last night.