candidate
A person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilegeA person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege.
» Tom is the most qualified candidate.
Meaning
7 sensesA person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege.
Smith announced he was the party's candidate for the next election.
All candidates who miss the deadline or make a spelling mistake in their applications are automatically rejected.
(figuratively)A person who is thought likely or worthy to gain a position or privilege.
Kandidat, Kandidatin
A participant in an examination.
Candidates must remain silent for the entirety of the exam.
Prüfungskandidat, Prüfungskandidatin
Someone or something likely or suited to undergo or be chosen for a purpose.
After being presented with various suitors, she decided none of the candidates were the kind of man she was looking for.
A student taking a degree who has finished the coursework but has other remaining requirements such as a dissertation.
a Ph.D. candidate
The recipient of certain academic degrees, now mainly awarded in Scandinavia.
A gene which may play a role in a given disease.
- someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
- a politician who is running for public office
Examples
242 sentencesTom is the most qualified candidate.
The candidate I voted for lost.
Both candidates aren't very well known.
Neither candidate is very well known.
He attracted votes away from both candidates.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin candidātus (“a person who is standing for public office”, noun), from candidusFrom Latin candidātus (“a person who is standing for public office”, noun), from candidus (“dazzling white, shining, clear”) + -ātus, -āta, -ātum (participial adjective-forming suffix), in reference to Roman candidates wearing bleached white togas as a symbol of purity at a public forum. By surface analysis, candid + -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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Forms
plural: candidates| Singular | candidate |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.):prospect
- a politician who is running for public office:campaignernominee