to stand for
9
4.1
- phrasal verb
- /stænd fɔr/
- UK
:
presentarse a
- He is determined to stand for office this year, despite the challenges ahead.
- stand for election
- stand for office
- candidates standing for
So I decided I would stand for office here.
- So I decided I would stand for office here.
- He, he, he was just part of an ongoing war in that's still going on in in Greater Manchester, but he stood for mayor, mayor of Salford.
- So he came back in order to stand and heard he'd already stood for Parliament before he went out to the ball war and and had lost.
- And it's also quite difficult to stand for political office if you don't have what they call a war chest.
Examples
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What's this we hear about you being interested in standing for election to the Senate, Macrinus?
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Among the women to stand for election was Pangu Party candidate Dulciana Somare, the daughter of the previously mentioned Sir Michael Somare.
Academic text (2018) -
I can tell you that I have no plans to stand for elections.
Academic text (2004) -
I must also mention that many of these women have stood for local elections and won.
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See, I've been approached by several very influential people wondering if I'd be interested in standing for governor.
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Many candidates stand for office simply to help out a relative, co-worker, friend, or mere acquaintance.
Academic text (1990) -
In the end, 96 candidates stood for the CC, and 617 ran for the 80 places available on the RC.
Blog text (28) -
While the electoral commission expected some 4,068 candidates to stand for election, only 3,332 of them finalized their registration (Kenneth 2017b).
Academic text (2018) -
I have decided to stand for mayor in the upcoming elections to bring change to our community.
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After much consideration, she announced that she will stand for a position in the local council.
Synonyms
∞
3.0
To try to win an elected position in an election
Antonyms
How Committed
- UK
9
4.1
3
2.8
- Archaic
485
2.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to be a candidate' is not directly derivable from 'stand' (hold or defend a position) + 'for' (in support of); a learner who knows the parts would more likely infer 'support' or 'represent' rather than 'run as a candidate.' There is a partial conceptual link (standing implies taking a position or office) and it is a conventional British political usage, so the connection is suggestive but not fully predictable without exposure.
Etymology
Stand for comes from the picture of a person who stands before voters to offer themselves for a job. That's why it means 'to be a candidate' or 'to run for office'.