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
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “candidacy” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| 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. |
| 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. |
The synonyms and related words of "Brag" are: blow, bluster, boast, gas, gasconade, shoot a…
The synonyms and related words of "Pierce" are: thrust, make a hole in, penetrate, puncture,…
The synonyms and related words of "Weary" are: aweary, tired, tired out, exhausted, fatigued, overtired,…
The synonyms and related words of "Kick" are: complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off, give…
The synonyms and related words of "Useless" are: futile, pointless, purposeless, impractical, vain, in vain,…
Want to describe something with adjectives that start with 'J'? Though they are not numerous,…