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campaigns last for more than a year.
--v. 3 run, electioneer, compete, Brit stand; US and Canadian
stump; Colloq throw or toss one's hat in the ring: Next week
the Labour candidate will campaign in Yorkshire.
cancel v. 1 void, annul, invalidate, nullify, quash; revoke, rescind,
redeem, repeal, abolish, retract, withdraw, recall, repudiate,
abrogate, countermand, deny: The bonds have been cancelled and
are worthless. She cancelled the incorrect cheque. 2 delete,
obliterate, cross or strike or blot out, dele, rub out, erase,
expunge, efface, eradicate, quash, deracinate; eliminate, do
away with: I was forced to cancel the chapter of my book that
dealt with M.I.5 activities. 3 Sometimes, cancel out.
neutralize, nullify, counterbalance, countervail, compensate
(for), make up for, offset, counteract: His later kindnesses
cancel his previous injustices.
cancellation
n. 1 cancelling, annulment, nullification, rescinding, voiding,
rescission, revocation, abolition, abandonment, withdrawal,
abrogation; repeal: We found a hotel room in the end because of
a late cancellation. 2 invalidation, revocation, abolition,
discontinuance, termination, suppression: If you fail to pay
the premium, the policy is subject to cancellation. 3
elimination, abolition; stoppage, cessation: Owing to the
storm, some trains are subject to cancellation.
candid adj. 1 frank, open, plain, sincere, ingenuous, straight,
straightforward, truthful, forthright, direct, unequivocal,
plain-spoken, plain-speaking, outspoken, honest, artless, blunt,
guileless, open-hearted, above-board, undeceitful, undeceiving,
undeliberative, uncalculating, uncalculated, unpremeditated,
uncontrived , Colloq upfront: Henry offered a very candid
account of his feelings. Let us be candid and speak our minds. 2
just, impartial, objective, fair, equitable, unbiased,
unprejudiced, even-handed; unbigoted: The speaker expressed a
candid view of all of the proposals. 3 unposed, informal,
impromptu: Here is a candid photo of the two of us in Rome.
candidate n. aspirant, seeker, office-seeker, runner, nominee; applicant,
entrant; prospect, possibility: There are quite a few
candidates for the post.