candidacy

From candidate +‎ -cy.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkændɪdəsi/

candidacy (countable and uncountable, plural candidacies)

1. The state of being a candidate; candidateship.
   • 1844, Epes Sargent, The Life and Public Services of Henry Clay:

     Let it be borne in mind, moreover, that since the period of his last candidacy he has rendered the most memorable services to the country

   • 2002, Allan H. Keith, Turbulent Times:

     However, this almost certainly happened because of the third party candidacy of former Republican President Theodore Roosevelt

   • 1984, Kenneth Meyer Setton, The Papacy and the Levant (1204-1571):

     Anyhow, if the opportunity presented itself, Requesens thought that Philip should support the candidacies of Giovanni Ricci, Clemente Dolerá, and Ghislieri, . . .

• candidate
• candidature