- ((announce one's)) candidacy,《英》 candidature
立候補する 《米》 run for ((the presidency));《英》 stand for ((the mayoralty))
- 彼は議会に立候補した
- 《米》 He ran for Congress./《英》 He stood for Parliament.
- 国会議員の立候補を届け出た[取り下げた]
- He filed [withdrew] as a candidate for the Diet.
- 彼は知事選に立候補するため党を離脱した
- He 「left his party [gave up his party membership] to run [《英》 stand] for governor.
- 立候補者a candidate ((for))