run for office

idiom

: to campaign to be elected to an office

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The businessman who has never run for office before portrayed Kansas as a state that has stagnated under the leadership of ineffectual Republicans and radical Democrats. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025 Elections have become so toxic and tribal that few sane people in the middle are willing to run for office, even for city councils and school boards that were once somewhat insulated from the crazy. Joanna Allhands, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Under the board’s interpretation, the law also would treat candidates for the Illinois House and Senate unequally because House members need to run for office every two years and Senate candidates have one, 2-year term and two, 4-year terms each decade, Kasper said. Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025 Perez has previously applied for interim council appointments since 2024, but this marks her first official run for office. Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for run for office

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“Run for office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20for%20office. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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