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立候補 [ichi1,news1,nf04]
りっこうほ [ichi1,news1,nf04]
1. [n,vs,vi]
▶ candidacy
▶ standing as a candidate
▶ bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)

Conjugations


History:
7. A 2022-01-09 05:39:46  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
mk
  Diff:
@@ -18,0 +19 @@
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
6. A 2020-09-11 05:21:17  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2020-09-10 23:55:54  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, Wisdom
  Diff:
@@ -19,3 +19,3 @@
-<gloss>announcing candidacy</gloss>
-<gloss>becoming a candidate</gloss>
-<gloss>bidding (to host an event e.g. Olympics, World Cup)</gloss>
+<gloss>candidacy</gloss>
+<gloss>standing as a candidate</gloss>
+<gloss>bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)</gloss>
4. A 2015-01-20 07:31:42  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2015-01-20 06:50:12  Not Meiryo-Name <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
nhk; wikipedia JP
  Comments:
I don't see the "bidding" gloss in dictionaries but I've seen uses of 立候補 in this sense, as 
seen below: 

1. nhk 「冬の五輪開催目指す北京の招致委 スキー場公開」
(http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20150117/k10014763421000.html)
   >  2022年のオリンピックの開催地は、北京のほか、カザフスタンのアルマトイも立候補してお
り、...

2. wikipedia e.g. 
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020年夏季オリンピ%
E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%81%AE%E9%96%8B%E5%82%AC%E5%9C%B0%E9%81%B8%E8%80%83#.E7.AB.8B.E5.80.99.E8.A3.
9C.E9.83.BD.E5.B8.82.E3.81.AE.E6.A6.82.E8.A6.81 (JP) and 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bids_for_the_2020_Summer_Olympics#Cities_that_were_considered (EN)
   - one common gloss of 立候補都市 is "bidding cities".
  Diff:
@@ -20,0 +21 @@
+<gloss>bidding (to host an event e.g. Olympics, World Cup)</gloss>
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