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Candidate

/ˈkæn.dɪdət/

A person who is running in an election.

📖 Definitions of "Candidate"

noun
  1. 1

    A person who is running in an election.

  2. 2

    A person who is applying for a job.

  3. 3

    A participant in an examination.

  4. 4

    Something or somebody that may be suitable.

verb
  1. 1

    To stand as a candidate for an office, especially a religious one.

  2. 2

    (chiefly in jargon and NNES) To make or name (something) a candidate (for use, for study as a next project, for investigation as a possible cause of something, etc).

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