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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries立候補
Pronunciation / Transliteration: rikkouho
"彼女の立候補は多くの支持を集めました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of being a candidate, especially for an elected office or position.
"Her candidacy for the presidency was officially announced on Tuesday." - 2
The campaign or process of running for a position or office.
"He decided to withdraw his candidacy due to lack of funding."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin candidatus, meaning 'clothed in white', referring to Roman candidates who wore white togas to signify purity and ambition. It evolved through French candidature before settling into English as candidacy to denote the state or fact of being a candidate for an office or position.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Candidacy" is said worldwide
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candidature
Transliteration: kɑ̃.di.da.tyʁ
"Sa candidature a été acceptée par le comité."
Kandidatur
Transliteration: kandi.daˈtuːɐ̯
"Seine Kandidatur überraschte viele Beobachter."
candidatura
Transliteration: kan.di.daˈtu.ra
"Ha presentato la sua candidatura ieri."
candidatura
Transliteration: kan.di.daˈtu.ɾa
"La candidatura fue apoyada por todo el partido."
candidatura
Transliteration: kɐ̃.di.daˈtu.ɾɐ
"O prazo para registrar a candidatura termina hoje."
उम्मीदवारी
Transliteration: ummeedvari
"चुनाव के लिए उनकी उम्मीदवारी की घोषणा कर दी गई है।"
候选资格
Transliteration: hòuxuǎn zīgé
"他的参选资格已经得到了确认。"
후보 자격
Transliteration: hobo jagyeok
"그의 후보 자격이 공식적으로 승인되었습니다."
立候補
Transliteration: rikkouho
"彼女の立候補は多くの支持を集めました。"
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