right to candidacy
- noun
- /raɪt tu ˈkændɪdəsi/
- Formal
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derecho a la candidatura
- The new constitution grants every citizen the right to candidacy regardless of social status or profession.
Examples
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Every citizen has the right to candidacy in local elections.
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Several activists are fighting for equal right to candidacy in local elections.
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Restrictions on the right to candidacy have been challenged in international courts.
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Do you understand the right to candidacy in our country?
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The new constitution grants every citizen the right to candidacy regardless of social status or profession.
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Every citizen has the right to candidacy in local elections.
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Several activists are fighting for equal right to candidacy in local elections.
Antonyms
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5.2
Officials stop someone from taking part because they did not follow a rule or meet a requirement
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the legal right to stand for election' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'right' (legal entitlement) with 'candidacy' (the status of running for election), with 'to' serving as a straightforward prepositional link. This is a standard, compositional legal noun phrase found across languages (e.g., Spanish 'derecho a la candidatura'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Right to candidacy builds on the word candidacy. One popular story says Roman men who wanted public office wore white robes and were called 'candidatus'. So right to candidacy means the legal right 'to stand for election'.