CANDIDACY

campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign

(noun) the campaign of a candidate to be elected

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

candidacy (countable and uncountable, plural candidacies)

The state of being a candidate.

Source: Wiktionary


Can"di*da*cy, n.

Definition: The position of a candidate; state of being a candidate; candidateship.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ANOMALY

(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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