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

campaigner, candidate, nominee(noun)
a politician who is running for public office
candidate, prospect(noun)
someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)

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

Candidate(noun)
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.]

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".

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.]

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

Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'candidate' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2560
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'candidate' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4140
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'candidate' in Nouns Frequency: #596

Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of candidate in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of candidate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Chris Cabrera:
People think if one candidate wins, certain things will happen, like a giant wall being built and then they can never get through, another faction believes that if the other candidate wins, they’ll get amnesty if they’re here by a certain date.
Amy ORourke:
It has already made me a better candidate. Not only will I not say that again.
Sanders Sanders:
Right now there are many pundits who believe that the only way a candidate can run a successful campaign is to have a super PAC, get down on one's knees before the millionaires and billionaires -- beg them for money, and what we are showing is we can run a people-oriented campaign funded by the people.
Spencer Zwick:
You see campaigns raising significant money, but I would say the great majority (of former Romney donors) have not yet aligned with a candidate, this is really a chance for donors to get to know and ultimately pick the candidate they want to support.
Jimmy LaSalvia:
I'm sorry, America. I helped Donald Trump to give his first speech as a potential candidate, and now I'm going to work to make sure he never gives an Inauguration speech.