run for office

phrase

: to campaign to be elected to an office

Examples of run for office in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The people who were gathered at tables around her, eating buffet tacos and sipping cans of Coke Zero, were first- and second-generation Americans getting ready to run for office or to work on political campaigns. — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026

The electoral decree only lists the UN sanctions as a reason under which someone can be barred from running for office. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

Steinem also worked to translate that new community into political representation, co-founding the National Women's Political Caucus, which has supported women running for office for more than 50 years. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Republicans are trying to tie the Democratic Party in general to the democratic socialist candidates who have succeeded this year in running for office. — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for run for office

• interoffice