What does candidate mean?
Definitions for candidate
ˈkæn dɪˌdeɪt, -dɪtcan·di·date
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word candidate.
Princeton's WordNet
campaigner, candidate, nomineenoun
a politician who is running for public office
candidate, prospectnoun
someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
Wiktionary
candidatenoun
A person who is running in an election or who is applying to a position for a job.
candidatenoun
A participant in an examination.
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.
Webster Dictionary
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
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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Candidate
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Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
Editors Contribution
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, 2021candidate
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
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Rank popularity for the word 'candidate' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2560
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Rank popularity for the word 'candidate' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4140
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'candidate' in Nouns Frequency: #596
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of candidate in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of candidate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of candidate in a Sentence
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Yet though every major candidate in the Democratic primary for president has acknowledged this corruption, so far every one of them just puts it to one side.
One in a while, you discover a presidential candidate who has the potential to change the political conversation, to elevate key issues in voters’ minds, and disrupt and transform a tired Republican brand, once in a lifetime, maybe, you will have an opportunity to support a transformative candidate who can do all of these things, and win.
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My recollection was that the senator was actually enthusiastic about a meeting between the candidate and President Vladimir Putin.
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Translations for candidate
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- مرشح, مُرَشَّحArabic
- кандидатка, кандидатBulgarian
- candidatCatalan, Valencian
- kandidátCzech
- kandidatDanish
- Kandidat, KandidatinGerman
- υποψήφιοςGreek
- kandidatoEsperanto
- candidatoSpanish
- kandidatuBasque
- نامزد, کاندیداPersian
- ehdokas, kandidaattiFinnish
- valevniFaroese
- candidat, candidateFrench
- tagraicheScottish Gaelic
- מועמדת, מועמדHebrew
- induló, jelöltHungarian
- թեկնածուArmenian
- candidatoInterlingua
- calon, kandidatIndonesian
- candidatoItalian
- 候補者Japanese
- 수험생, 후보자Korean
- namzet, berendam, berbijar, kandîdatKurdish
- candidatusLatin
- кандидатMacedonian
- calonMalay
- kandidate, kandidaatDutch
- kandidatNorwegian
- kandydatPolish
- candidatoPortuguese
- кандидатка, кандидатRussian
- kandidatSwedish
- adayTurkish
- امیدوارUrdu
- ứng cử viênVietnamese
- steifädanVolapük
- 候选人Chinese
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