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candidatura

candidacy

noun kahn-dee-dah-TOO-rah Less Common

Also means

nomination

Usage Note

Candidatura refers to a candidacy (the fact of being a candidate) or a list of candidates from a party. It is commonly used in electoral contexts: presentar su candidatura = 'to announce one's candidacy'. The related noun candidato/candidata is the person; candidatura is the abstract position or the slate. Do not translate it as 'candidate' — that is candidato.

Examples

"Anunció su candidatura para las elecciones."

Natural Translation

He announced his candidacy for the elections.

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