field candidate
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to have someone as a candidate in an election
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- The Labour Party plans to field a strong candidate in the upcoming by-election.
- Last year, the independents managed to field a candidate in every single constituency.
- It's a risky strategy to field an unknown candidate against a popular incumbent.
- The political action committee is looking to field a candidate who champions environmental issues.
- Why did they field a candidate with so little political experience?
- The party has decided it will not field a candidate in this race to avoid splitting the vote.
- Historically, it has been difficult for third parties to field a viable candidate for president.
- For the first time, a grassroots movement successfully fielded a candidate who went on to win the seat.
- The organization will only field a candidate if they can secure enough funding for the campaign.
- A decision on whether to field a candidate will be made at the party's annual conference.