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candidatesnoun
Plural noun of candidate.
There were ten applicants for the position and they chose five candidates to interview.
Submitted by MaryC on March 4, 2016
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The numerical value of candidates in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
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The numerical value of candidates in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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Look, I'm not going to be on the ballot on any of the states, and I don't think the candidates who are running need to take a position on me.
We all agreed passionately that letters and statements don't mean anything, the two operative words are 'electoral effects.' How can we have tangible electoral effects against the extremist candidates that have been endorsed by Trump?
California's 25th congressional district is wide open for the taking. Someone has to step up. I love my state too much to see it run down by candidates like Democratic Rep. Katie Hill, all talk, no action, and a bunch of sell outs.
When we had good Republicans running the country, we had great opportunities, and we kind of like identified with a lot of them... with the Democrats, we have some difficulties because some of them lean too much into social issues that only bring, you know, division, having all of this bad treatment from the Republican establishment, a lot of us have been forced to support candidates that show they care about the community and fortunately, it's been the Democratic Party lately.
My one cautionary note is I think it is very important for all the candidates who are running at every level to pay some attention to where voters actually are.
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- kandidaterNorwegian
- Ứng cử viênVietnamese
- 候選人Chinese
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