Prospective Olympic city's campaign (3)

I believe the answer is:

bid

(Other definitions for bid that I've seen before include "Offer; command" , "Offer a price" , "Attempt, offer" , "Make an offer at auction" , "Take part in auction" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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