candidatures
Formal election entries
Candidatures is the plural of candidature, a chiefly British term for the state of being a candidate or the period during which one seeks election or appointment to a position.
American English typically uses candidacy instead.
Several candidatures were announced for the party leadership.
The word applies to political campaigns, academic appointments, and other competitive selection processes where individuals put themselves forward for consideration.
Formal selections for consideration
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
- ballotsVoting forms
- constituenciesElectoral regions or supporter groups
parties · primaries · tickets · slates · endorsements · manifestos · platforms · races
Items offered for consideration
- applicationsPractical uses or requests
- dossiersCompiled records on individuals
- portfoliosCollections of representative work
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
qualifications · shortlists · interviews · selections · appointments · nominations · referrals · assessments
Extended academic research documents
- defensesMeans of protection
- examinationsFormal tests of knowledge
- thesesFormal scholarly arguments
- doctoratesHighest university degrees
panels · supervisors · committees · vivas · submissions · proposals · admissions · fellowships
nominations
Formal selections for consideration
constituencies · parties · primaries · tickets · slates · endorsements · manifestos · platforms · races · contests
submissions
Items offered for consideration
- applicationsPractical uses or requests
- dossiersCompiled records on individuals
- portfoliosCollections of representative work
credentials · qualifications · shortlists · interviews · selections · appointments · nominations · referrals · assessments · evaluations
dissertations
Extended academic research documents
- defensesMeans of protection
- examinationsFormal tests of knowledge
- thesesFormal scholarly arguments
doctorates · panels · supervisors · committees · vivas · submissions · proposals · admissions · fellowships · scholarships
candidaturesincumbencies
Terms in office
tenures · officeholding · retirements · resignations · withdrawals
candidatureswithdrawals
Removal of deposited funds
declinations · disqualifications · recusals · abstentions · dropouts