The fact or condition of being considered for a particular position or status; candidacy.
she is completing her PhD candidature as a part-time student
his candidature for the Presidency has received enthusiastic public support
Example sentencesExamples
- Poor health forbade his candidature when the chair became vacant in 1834.
- The Republican senator, announced his candidature on Saturday.
- As the opposition pointed out, his candidature was the weaker from his being little known to the House.
- No body has any authority to withdraw my candidature from the Parliamentary election.
- I knew there were several factors against my candidature.
- Most Midwest labor unions have endorsed his candidature.
- There have been reports about various attempts to sabotage the candidature of women candidates by withdrawing their nominations secretly.
- A divisive nomination campaign left his candidature holed and sinking.
- The country yesterday supported India's candidature for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council.
- All of the legislators supported his candidature.