D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Candidacy

/kăn'-dĭd-əs-ē/ · Can·di·da·cy · IPA /ˈkændɪdəsi/
01 n. The position of a candidate; state of being a candidate; candidateship.
  1. 1.
    The position of a candidate; state of being a candidate; candidateship.