Definitions for run for
run for

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1. run, run forverb

   extend or continue for a certain period of time

   "The film runs 5 hours"

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1. run forverb

   To try to obtain political position through the democratic voting process.

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1. run for

   In a political context, "run for" refers to the act of participating as a candidate in an election for a particular position or office. It involves campaigning, stating policies and visions to convince the public to vote for them. In a non-political context, "run for" can also mean to rapidly move towards something or some place for a particular purpose. For example, "run for the bus" means to hurriedly move to catch the bus.

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How to pronounce run for?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say run for in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of run for in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of run for in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of run for in a Sentence

1. House Speaker Paul Ryan:

   Let me speak directly to the delegates on this: If no candidate has a majority on the first ballot, I believe you should only choose a person who actually participated in the primary, if you want to be the nominee -- to be the president -- you should actually run for it.

2. Evangelist Franklin Graham on Wednesday:

   I want to get Christians to run for office at every level. The Christian voice needs to be heard.

3. Grechen Shirley:

   The reality is that giving up your salary for a year or two to run for Congress is unsustainable for most working people.

4. John Morgan:

   At this point, what else is his life for? what else can Joe Biden do? He can run for Beau.

5. Adam Kinzinger:

   If you run for office and if you get elected to Congress, you've got to be willing to lose it, you know, or else you can't do the job. I think a lot of people have their egos and their entire personalities tied up with being a member of Congress. And all the perks that go along with that. I think they need to be willing to walk away from it, and I think they need to think not just about the next election or the next news cycle, I think they need to think about history. I think they need to think about how they're going to be judged and, you know, what future generations are going to say about this moment.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=run for
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Run_for
3. ^ ChatGPT
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