recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
(Japanese) empress; queen
Victoria (Seychelles); Victoria (Australia)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
electoral district; precinct
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
(political) party convention
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
a rival horse or candidate
bird; bard (esp. in RPG games)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
member of the upper house; senator
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
middle west; Midwest (United States)
huge rock; firmness; solidity
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
rival candidate; opposing candidate
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
candidate for vice-president; running mate (US)
party-internal; within the party
to distinguish oneself; to stand out