Question of the Day #340

"Circus clown who ran for Congress dies in South Carolina"
From the headline of this article at ABC News.

上記の文で、run for ~ の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "run for ~" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


～に立候補する

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To attempt to become elected to a certain public position or office that is decided by a vote. 

Examples

• The CEO of the company announced that she is running for President of the United States.
• You should run for district attorney — you have the experience and credentials for it.
• He's running for mayor again this year.
• “I’m running for president because we need dreamers in Washington, but we also need to get things done,” Hickenlooper, 66, said in a video announcing his campaign.
  Washington Times Mar 4, 2019

• In elections last year, two Trump-like Republicans running for governor and senator lost to Democrats by blowout margins.
  
New York Times Mar 3, 2019