run for

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to compete as a candidate for an elected position

   Prepositional verb · Inseparable

   run for something

   Usage: For introduces the elected office: run for mayor; run for president.

   She decided to run for mayor of the city.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   She decided to run for mayor of the city.

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