candidateFor

P17896
predicate

Indicates that one entity is being considered or proposed as a possible choice, option, or selection for another entity (such as a role, position, or outcome).

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All labels observed (17)

Label Occurrences
consideredFor 35
candidacy 16
proposedAs 16

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: candidateFor
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is being considered or proposed as a possible choice, option, or selection for another entity (such as a role, position, or outcome).

Sample triples (107)

Subject Object
Albania European Union membership ⓘ
Ukraine European Union membership via predicate surface "aspirantTo" ⓘ
Ukraine NATO membership via predicate surface "aspirantTo" ⓘ
North Macedonia European Union membership ⓘ
Montenegro European Union membership ⓘ
Prince Ali bin Hussein candidate for FIFA presidency via predicate surface "candidacy" ⓘ
Prince Ali bin Hussein challenger to Sepp Blatter in FIFA presidential election via predicate surface "candidacy" ⓘ
Moldova European Union membership via predicate surface "aspirantTo" ⓘ
HTML+ proposal extension to the original HTML specification via predicate surface "proposedAs" ⓘ
Paul V. McNutt Democratic presidential nomination in 1940 via predicate surface "consideredFor" ⓘ
Jaca Winter Olympic Games via predicate surface "wasCandidateFor" ⓘ
linked to: Winter Olympics
Alfonso X of Castile Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Bill Bradley 2000 Democratic Party presidential primaries via predicate surface "candidacy" ⓘ
Orcus dwarf planet status via predicate surface "isCandidateFor" ⓘ
Benjamin Wade presidency of the United States in event of Andrew Johnson’s removal via predicate surface "consideredFor" ⓘ
Pim Fortuyn Prime Minister of the Netherlands via predicate surface "wasCandidateFor" ⓘ
Luminous Mysteries optional addition to traditional Rosary via predicate surface "proposedAs" ⓘ
VMPC stream cipher alternative to RC4 via predicate surface "proposedAs" ⓘ
Chaffing and winnowing alternative to encryption for confidentiality via predicate surface "proposedAs" ⓘ
America the Beautiful national anthem of the United States via predicate surface "consideredFor" ⓘ
Bangudae Petroglyphs UNESCO World Heritage Site via predicate surface "proposedAs" ⓘ
Winfield Scott Hancock
linked to: 1880 United States presidential election
Democratic nominee in the 1880 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidacy" ⓘ
John C. Frémont Republican nominee for President of the United States in 1856 via predicate surface "candidacy" ⓘ
Jill Stein 2012 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidacy" ⓘ
Jill Stein 2016 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidacy" ⓘ
Stateburg, South Carolina
linked to: Stateburg, South Carolina, United States
possible capital of South Carolina in the 18th century via predicate surface "proposedAs" ⓘ
Rota national anthem of Poland via predicate surface "consideredFor" ⓘ
Michael Badnarik Texas's 10th congressional district ⓘ
Andrea Leadsom candidate in 2016 Conservative Party leadership election via predicate surface "candidacy" ⓘ
Andrea Leadsom candidate in 2019 Conservative Party leadership election via predicate surface "candidacy" ⓘ
Kaddare script national script for Somali via predicate surface "proposedAs" ⓘ
Nineveh Plains autonomous province for minorities via predicate surface "proposedAs" ⓘ
Botany Bay British penal settlement via predicate surface "consideredFor" ⓘ
Isthmus of Tehuantepec canal route alternative to Panama Canal via predicate surface "wasConsideredFor" ⓘ
Havre de Grace, Maryland capital of the United States via predicate surface "wasCandidateFor" ⓘ
Francis Arinze 2005 papal conclave via predicate surface "papabileIn" ⓘ
Francis Arinze 2013 papal conclave (speculation prior to conclave) via predicate surface "papabileIn" ⓘ
David Koch
linked to: Koch family
Vice President of the United States via predicate surface "wasCandidateFor" ⓘ
William B. Allison Republican presidential nomination via predicate surface "wasCandidateFor" ⓘ
Sri Srinivasan
linked to: Sri Srinivasan (as Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit)
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States via predicate surface "consideredFor" ⓘ
Dionigi Tettamanzi 2005 papal conclave via predicate surface "papabileIn" ⓘ
Dionigi Tettamanzi 2013 papal conclave via predicate surface "papabileIn" ⓘ
Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen throne of Spain via predicate surface "candidacyFor" ⓘ
Khirbet Qana
linked to: Khirbet Qana (alternative scholarly identification)
biblical village of Cana via predicate surface "proposedAs" ⓘ
Scott Griggs
linked to: 2019 Dallas mayoral election
2019 Dallas mayoral election via predicate surface "candidacyFor" ⓘ
Monoenergism compromise between Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian positions via predicate surface "proposedAs" ⓘ
SN 1961V reported in Hubble Space Telescope imaging via predicate surface "survivingStarCandidate" ⓘ
Sam Brownback 2008 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidacy" ⓘ
Richard P. Bland Democratic presidential nomination via predicate surface "unsuccessfulCandidateFor" ⓘ
Dan Meuser candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in 2018 via predicate surface "candidacy" ⓘ