✨📕 The NEWThe NEW Collegiate Dictionary, 12th Edition Over 5,000 words added — Buy Now! Collegiate DictionaryBuy Now!

candidacy

Definition of candidacynext

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of candidacy Tim Gabbard, 70, faced allegations of inappropriate conduct with female students after announcing his candidacy. Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2025 Carollo’s candidacy already faces a challenge. Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025 Many establishment Democrats hesitated or declined to endorse their party's choice for mayor, and moderate-to-conservative power brokers united behind Cuomo's third-party candidacy. Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025 Mahmood emphasized that Mamdani’s identity does not define his candidacy. Emily Chang, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for candidacy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for candidacy
Noun
  • That resulted in a 140-day suspension and 21 months of probation, along with community service.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Miller’s attorney, Sharon Beth Marshall, argued for probation in the case.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Many young consumers, already juggling high costs for food, rent, and education, and crushed by an unsympathetic labor market, are entering adulthood with the self-care budget of a socialite twice their age.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The food hub's work now focuses more on education.
    Cristina LaRue, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Milwaukee has a huge reading crisis, involving the large majority of students in all schools and all sectors of schooling in the city.
    Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The South Florida community, the NBA community, the schooling community have been amazing.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Candidacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candidacy. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on candidacy

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!