How to say "candidacy" in Japanese

• 立候補りっこうほCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbThe act of standing as a candidate in an election, or bidding to host an event such as the Olympics. It names the act of entering the race rather than candidacy as a status.
  私は大統領だいとうりょうに立候補りっこうほするのを諦あきらめた。↗

  I gave up running for president.
• 候補こうほJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounCandidacy as a status or nomination: being a candidate or nominee for a position, office, or award. It is also simply the word for 'candidate' itself.

Choose 立候補 for the act of standing as a candidate in an election or bidding to host an event such as the Olympics; choose 候補 for candidacy as a status, being a candidate or nominee.

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• 立候補りっこうほcandidacy
• 候補こうほcandidacy