The phrase "a bid for recognition" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing efforts or attempts made by individuals or groups to gain acknowledgment or validation for their work, contributions, or identity.
Example: "The artist's latest exhibition was not just about showcasing her talent; it was a bid for recognition in a competitive industry."
Alternatives: "an attempt to gain acknowledgment" or "a plea for validation."
Newcastle's little-known, but hugely valuable, photography collective is making a bid for broader recognition.
This third album is clearly a bid for international recognition, but the transition feels uncomfortable at times.
The Palestinians have called for European backing, but Carl Bildt, the foreign minister of Sweden, which holds the European Union presidency, told reporters in Brussels that a bid for international recognition of a state not yet formed would be "somewhat premature".
Motivations, he said, included a "building hatred" for those getting more attention, a bid for "professional recognition" and "a major motivation... to be seen as the angel of mercy".
Seattle celebrated its restored prosperity and made a bid for world recognition with the Century 21 Exposition, the 1962 World's Fair.
The portrait was described by Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu of Turkey in an hourlong interview before he was to leave for the United Nations, where a contentious debate was expected this week over a Palestinian bid for recognition as a state.
The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, plans to make a unilateral bid for recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations on Friday.
But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said at a separate event that a Palestinian bid for recognition by the United Nations would "set back peace, and might set it back for years".
The PNA made a symbolic bid for recognition at the UN as the "State of Palestine" in 2011, mainly in an effort to highlight the lack of movement in relations with Israel.
Momentum to recognize a Palestinian state has built since Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas succeeded in a bid for de facto recognition of Palestinian statehood at the U.N. General Assembly in 2012, which made Palestinians eligible to join the ICC.
