Candidate
Candidate noun - One who seeks an office, honor, position, or award.
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Candidacy and candidate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Candidacy" instead a noun "Candidate".
Candidacy
Candidacy noun - The campaign of a candidate to be elected.
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Synonyms for Candidacy
Candidate and candidacy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Candidate" instead a noun "Candidacy".
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