Q: Given a sentence and two mentions from the text (arguments), indicate a phrase (a verb or noun phrase) that describes the relationship between the provided arguments.
Sentence: 'A Washington Post article on Strom Thurmond 's 1948 candidacy for President of the United States went so far as to replace it with the periphrasis " the less-refined word for black people . "', Argument/Subject 1: 'washington', Argument/Subject 2: 'unite state'
A:
be president of