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1. (n.) candidate
a person who seeks or is selected by others for an office, honor, etc.
2. candidate
a person deserving of or destined for a certain fate:
a candidate for the poorhouse.
3. candidate
a student studying for a degree.
Etymology: (1605–15; < L candidātus clothed in white (adj.), candidate for office (n., in reference to the white togas worn by those seeking office). See candid , -ate1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) campaigner, candidate, nominee
a politician who is running for public office
2. (noun) candidate, prospect
someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
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1. (noun) candidate
sb who is trying to be elected
a candidate for the senate seat
2. candidate
sb who is likely to be chosen
a good candidate for the new drugs; a possible candidate for the job
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Candidate
one who offers himself, or is put forward by others, as a suitable person or an aspirant or contestant for an office, privilege, or honor; as, a candidate for the office of governor; a candidate for holy orders; a candidate for scholastic honors
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Sense: a person who enters for a competition or examination (for a job, prize etc)
a candidate for the job of manager; a parliamentary candidate.
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 Afrikaans: kandidaat |
 Arabic: مُرَشَّح (لمنصب ، لأنتخاب |
 Bulgarian: кандидат |
 Brazilian: candidato |
 Czech: kandidát, uchazeč |
 German: der Kandidat |
 Danish: ansøger; kandidat |
 Greek: υποψήφιος |
 Spanish: candidato, aspirante |
 Estonian: kandidaat |
 Farsi: کاندید؛ نامزد |
 Finnish: ehdokas |
 French: candidat/-ate |
 Hebrew: מוֹעֲמָד |
 Hindi: उम्मीदवार |
 Croatian: kandidat |
 Hungarian: jelölt, vizsgázó |
 Indonesian: calon |
 Icelandic: umsækjandi; frambjóðandi |
 Italian: candidato |
 Japanese: 候補者 |
 Korean: 지원자 |
 Lithuanian: kandidatas |
 Latvian: kandidāts |
 Malay: calon |
 Dutch: kandidaat |
 Norwegian: kandidat, søker |
 Polish: kandydat |
 Persian: کاندید؛ نامزد |
 Pashto: کاندید |
 Portuguese: candidato |
 Romanian: candidat |
 Russian: кандидат |
 Slovak: kandidát, -ka |
 Slovenian: kandidat |
 Serbian: kandidat |
 Swedish: kandidat |
 Thai: ผู้สมัคร |
 Turkish: aday |
 Taiwanese: 候選人 |
 Ukrainian: кандидат |
 Urdu: امیدوار ، خواست گار |
 Vietnamese: thí sinh |
 Chinese: 候选人 |
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