Vocabulary

立候補

candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)

noun suru-verb vi
freq #4

Example sentences

He is going to run for the Presidency.

He wants to run for President.

They say that he will run for mayor.

I ran for the governor.

I ran for mayor.

After all, he was persuaded to run for President.

The candidate is running for mayor.

Three candidates ran for President and he was elected.