Synonyms and antonyms of To be a candidate or winner in an election in British Thesaurus

campaign (verb)

to try to win an election

canvass (verb)

to ask many people in an area for their opinions and encourage them to vote for someone or support something

run (verb)

to try to be elected to an official job or position

stand (verb)

British to take part in an election as a candidate (=someone who people vote for). The American word is run

get in ()

to be elected for a political job

hold (verb)

to succeed in keeping control of a particular area in an election

take (verb)

to win a prize in a competition or a vote in an election

scrape in ()

to achieve a position by a very small number of votes or points

stand for (British)

British to try to get chosen in an election for a particular position or as a member of a particular institution. In American English, you say that someone runs for office

go to the country ()

to organize a general election

ballot (verb)

to ask people to vote in order to decide an issue

beat (verb)

to defeat someone in a game, competition, election, or battle

carry (verb)

American to win an election in a particular state or district

defeat (verb)

to win against someone in a game, fight, or election

deliver (verb)

to win votes or support, especially for a political party

eliminate (verb)

to remove someone from a competition or election

get into ()

to be elected to a political job

outvote (verb)

to defeat someone or something by winning more votes then them

pull (verb)

mainly American if a politician pulls votes, a lot of people vote for them

represent (verb)

to be the elected representative of a particular area in a parliament or similar institution

rout (verb)

to completely defeat someone in a battle, competition, or election

scrape into ()

to achieve a position by a very small number of votes or points

stand against ()

to take part in an election as a candidate (=someone who people vote for) to try to defeat another candidate

stump (verb)

American to speak to people to persuade them to vote for you or your party

sweep to/from power ()

to win or lose an election by a very large number of votes

sweep to victory ()

to easily win a competition or an election

throw/toss your hat into the ring ()

to announce publicly that you will take part in something such as a competition or an election