Definitions for candidate
ˈkæn dɪˌdeɪt, -dɪtcan·di·date

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. campaigner, candidate, nomineenoun

   a politician who is running for public office

2. candidate, prospectnoun

   someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. candidatenoun

   A person who is running in an election or who is applying to a position for a job.

2. candidatenoun

   A participant in an examination.

3. Etymology: From candidatus, the perfect passive participle of candidare, from candidus, in reference to Roman candidates wearing bleached white togas as a symbol of purity at a public forum.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Candidatenoun

   A competitor; one that solicites, or proposes himself for something of advancement.

   Etymology: candidatus, Lat.

   So many candidates there stand for wit,
   A place at court is scarce so hard to get. Anonymous.

   One would be surprised to see so many candidates for glory. Joseph Addison, Spect. №. 256.

   2. It has generally for before the thing sought.

   What could thus high thy rash ambition raise?
   Art thou, fond youth, a candidate for praise? Alexander Pope.

   3. Sometimes of.

   Thy firstfruits of poesy were giv’n,
   To make thyself a welcome inmate there,
   While yet a young probationer,
   And candidate of heav’n. Dryden.

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1. candidate

   A candidate generally refers to a person who is being considered for a specific position or role, such as a job position, a political office, or an award. Candidates are usually evaluated or chosen based on their qualifications, skills, and suitability for the role in question. The selection is usually done through a process like an election, an interview, or an assessment.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Candidatenoun

   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

2. Etymology: [L. Candidatus, n. (because candidates for office in Rome were clothed in a white toga.) fr. candidatus clothed in white, fr. candiduslittering, white: cf. F. candidat.]

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1. Candidate

   Candidate are an indie band from the United Kingdom, whose music has been described as folk rock, "full of gentle, dark soundscapes" and an "overflowing sink".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Candidate

   kan′di-dāt, n. one who offers himself for any office or honour, so called because, at Rome, the applicant used to dress in white.—ns. Can′didature, Can′didateship, Can′didacy. [L. candidatus, from candidus.]

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1. candidate

   1) a person who applies for a job or is nominated for election. 2) a person or thing regarded as suitable for or likely to receive a particular fate, treatment, or position.

   1) This year's candidates for Mayor are: 2) I think a suitable candidate for this position is among the people in this room.

   
   

   Submitted by Soulwriter on June 2, 2021  

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   candidate

   A person proposing to be elected.

   He would love to be elected, that is why he choose to run for election.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 24, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Person
   • Politician

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'candidate' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2560

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'candidate' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4140

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'candidate' in Nouns Frequency: #596

How to pronounce candidate?

1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of candidate in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of candidate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of candidate in a Sentence

1. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee:

   I do think it's perfectly legitimate in a primary to tell people 'You need to register with our party if you want to help pick our nominee,' because this is not a general election, this is a party process, the parties are picking their candidate to go against the other guy.

2. David Blanchflower:

   This is the most idiotic idea I have ever heard from a presidential candidate. The entire economics profession thinks it's a joke, it would be more sensible to go on the goldfish standard.

3. Ted Cruz:

   We're spending a lot of time in small rural counties where men and women from Iowa can look you in the eye, can take the measure of the candidate. Are you telling the truth or are you blowing smoke? Who are you? That's the way campaigning should work in Iowa.

4. Russ Schriefer:

   Tomorrow night, if we believe the polls, he's going to win everything but Texas, if that were any other candidate, on Wednesday morning the party would be rallying around him or her.

5. Steve Schale:

   While the vice president is working through his process on whether or not he actually wants to run for president ... we continue to make the public case for why we think he's the best candidate for our party to put up for the presidency.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=candidate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Candidate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=candidate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/candidate
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=candidate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=candidate