run for office

idiom

: to campaign to be elected to an office

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He’s done it all, but he’s never run for office — until now. Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025 The fact that there is such a lack of willingness to tell the truth about our racist legacy when presidential candidates run for office. Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025 But proponents argue that the higher pay is overdue and would allow more community members, aside from retirees and those with individual wealth, to run for office. Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025 While there have long been rumblings that Casey DeSantis would one day run for office, the prospect of that happening became more tenable during a Palm Beach County donor event last week where the plan was discussed as a possible reality in 2026, NBC News reported. Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for run for office

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“Run for office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20for%20office. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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