candidacy vs crusade

candidacy and crusade both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
candidacy	Yes	No	No	No
crusade	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, crusade is a hypernym of candidacy; that is, crusade is a word with a broader meaning than candidacy:

candidacy: the campaign of a candidate to be elected
crusade: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

Other hypernyms of candidacy include campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement.

candidacy (noun)	crusade (noun)
the campaign of a candidate to be elected	a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

candidacy (verb)	crusade (verb)
	go on a crusade; fight a holy war
	exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for