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The definition of candidacy is the state of running for office, for a position or for an honor.

(noun)

  1. An example of candidacy is President Obama's run for his second term in the White House.
  2. An example of candidacy is when a person is scheduled to graduate with a masters degree; the candidacy for the class of 2014.

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See candidacy in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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noun pl. candidacies

the fact or state of being a candidate
also Brit.candidature

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