candidature
- n the campaign of a candidate to be elected
- But there is scant prospect that anyone can challenge him for the party's candidature, especially now that the Socialists appear to have rallied behind a single candidate.
- Advancing its candidature for the Rose Bowl, undefeated Alabama's three touchdowns in the first half stood off Georgia Tech's brave rally of a safety and two touchdowns in the .
- In the wake of Defferre's failure, it was symptomatic that Paris was talking about the possible candidature of onetime Premier Antoine Pinay.