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Candidates in elections

candidacy

noun

the fact that someone is a candidate in an election

candidate

noun

one of the people competing in an election

candidature

noun

candidacy

front-runner

noun

the person or thing considered the most likely to win a competition, game, or election

running mate

noun

someone who takes part in an election for two jobs with another person, and who will get the less important job if they win

slate

noun

a list of people who are trying to win an election

write-in

noun

an extra name that a voter adds to a ballot (=the piece of paper on which you vote)

write-in candidate

noun

someone whose name voters add to a ballot in order to try to elect them

straight ticket

all the people in a political party who you can vote for in an election

cyberloafing

using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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show a bit of ankle

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