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title: candidacy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «candidacy» in the school dictionary: Being a candidate in an election, or trying to be chosen for a job or position. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# candidacy

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**Who acts:** She, candidacy, party, He, you · **What happens:** be, try, choose, announce, surprise, support · **To what, where:** candidate, election, candidacy, everyone, speech

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«candidacy» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [candidacy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/candidacy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being a candidate in an election, or trying to be chosen for a job or position.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:candidacy:m1:1
# text = Being a candidate in an election, or trying to be chosen for a job or position.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	cop	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	candidate	candidate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	election	election	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	chosen	choose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	xcomp	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | gerund |  | a candidate |  | a election |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **try** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **choose** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  | for a job or position | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: for job=Beneficiary |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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She announced her candidacy for class president.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:candidacy:x1:1
# text = She announced her candidacy for class president.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	announced	announce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	candidacy	candidacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	president	president	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **announce** *speech: other* | past | She | her candidacy |  |  |  | for class president | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent candidacy=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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His candidacy for mayor surprised everyone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:candidacy:x2:1
# text = His candidacy for mayor surprised everyone.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	candidacy	candidacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	mayor	mayor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	surprised	surprise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surprise** | participle | His candidacy for mayor | everyone |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus everyone=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The party supported her candidacy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:candidacy:x3:1
# text = The party supported her candidacy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	supported	support	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	candidacy	candidacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **support** | past | the party | party's candidacy |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer candidacy=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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He withdrew his candidacy after the scandal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:candidacy:x4:1
# text = He withdrew his candidacy after the scandal.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	withdrew	withdraw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	candidacy	candidacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	scandal	scandal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **withdraw** | past | He | his candidacy |  |  | after the scandal |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent candidacy=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Write a speech to support your candidacy for school council.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:candidacy:x5:1
# text = Write a speech to support your candidacy for school council.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	support	support	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	candidacy	candidacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* | a speech |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speech=Theme |
| 2 | **support** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | your candidacy |  |  |  | for school council | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer candidacy=Stimulus for council=Attribute |

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