candidacy
Use Candidacy in a sentence
dɪˌdeɪt, -dɪt; noun
1.
a person who seeks an office, honor, etc.: a candidate for governor.
2.
a person who is selected by others as a contestant for an office, honor, etc.
3.
a person who is deserving of or seems destined for a certain end or fate: Such a reckless spender is a candidate for the poorhouse.
4.
a student studying for a degree: Candidates for the B.A. will have to meet certain minimum requirements.
verb (used without object)
5.
to become a candidate for service as a new minister of a church; preach before a congregation that is seeking a new minister.
00:10
Candidacy
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Origin:
1605–15; < Latin candidātus clothed in white (adj.), candidate for office (noun, in reference to the white togas worn by those seeking office). See candid, -ate1
1605–15; < Latin candidātus clothed in white (adj.), candidate for office (noun, in reference to the white togas worn by those seeking office). See candid, -ate1
Related forms
can·di·da·cy 
[kan-di-duh-see] . Chiefly British, can·di·da·ture [kan-di-duh-cher] , can·di·date·ship, noun
[kan-di-duh-see] . Chiefly British, can·di·da·ture [kan-di-duh-cher] , can·di·date·ship, noun pre·can·di·da·cy, noun
pre·can·di·da·ture, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To candidacy
Collins
World English Dictionary
candidate (ˈkændɪˌdeɪt, -dɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person seeking or nominated for election to a position of authority or honour or selection for a job, promotion, etc |
| 2. | a person taking an examination or test |
| 3. | a person or thing regarded as suitable or likely for a particular fate or position: this wine is a candidate for his cellar |
| [C17: from Latin candidātus clothed in white (because in ancient Rome a candidate wore a white toga), from candidus white] | |
| candidacy | |
| —n | |
| candidature | |
| —n | |
| candidate (ˈkændɪˌdeɪt, -dɪt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person seeking or nominated for election to a position of authority or honour or selection for a job, promotion, etc |
| 2. | a person taking an examination or test |
| 3. | a person or thing regarded as suitable or likely for a particular fate or position: this wine is a candidate for his cellar |
| [C17: from Latin candidātus clothed in white (because in ancient Rome a candidate wore a white toga), from candidus white] | |
| candidacy | |
| —n | |
| candidature | |
| —n | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Example sentences
We then plotted the resulting scores against how well they did on the candidacy exam.
They decided to delay her candidacy for partnership.
One interpretation of this trajectory is that it was the debate performances that dragged down the candidacy.
Oh, and as you are on the tenure-track, find out how much a textbook counts towards your tenure candidacy.
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
