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candidate
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can·di·date  (knd-dt, -dt)
n.
1. A person who seeks or is nominated for an office, prize, or honor.
2. A student who has nearly completed the requirements for a degree.
3. One that seems likely to gain a certain position or come to a certain fate: young actors who are candidates for stardom; a memorandum that is a good candidate for the trash can.

[Latin candidtus, clothed in white (from the white togas worn by Romans seeking office), candidate, from candidus, white; see candid.]

candi·da·cy (-d-s), candi·da·ture (-d-chr, -chr) n.

candidate [ˈkændɪˌdeɪt -dɪt]
n
1. a person seeking or nominated for election to a position of authority or honour or selection for a job, promotion, etc.
2. a person taking an examination or test
3. a person or thing regarded as suitable or likely for a particular fate or position this wine is a candidate for his cellar
[from Latin candidātus clothed in white (because the candidate wore a white toga), from candidus white]
candidacy  [ˈkændɪdəsɪ], candidature [ˈkændɪdətʃə] n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.candidatecandidate - a politician who is running for public office
dark horse - a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly
favorite son - a United States politician favored mainly in his or her home state
pol, political leader, politico, politician - a person active in party politics
running mate - a nominee for the lesser of two closely related political offices
spoiler - a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning
stalking-horse - a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate
write-in, write-in candidate - a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters
2.candidate - someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

candidate
noun contender, competitor, applicant, nominee, entrant, claimant, contestant, suitor, aspirant, possibility, runner We spoke to them all and John emerged as the best candidate.
Translations
candidate [ˈkændɪdeɪt] N (for job) → aspirante mf (for a) → solicitante mf (for de) (for election, examination) → candidato/a m/f (for a) (in competitive examination) → opositor(a) m/f (for a post a un puesto) the overweight are prime candidates for heart diseaselos obesos son los que presentan más riesgo de padecer enfermedades cardiacas

candidate [ˈkændɪdeɪt] n
(for university)candidat(e) m/f
(in examination)candidat(e) m/f
(for constituency)candidat(e) m/f

candidate
n (Pol) → Kandidat(in) m(f); (= exam candidate also)Prüfling m; to stand as (a) candidatekandidieren; they are candidates for relegation (Sport) → sie sind Abstiegskandidaten; the obese are prime candidates for heart diseaseFettleibige stehen auf der Liste der Herzinfarktkandidaten ganz oben
adj attr candidate country (for EU membership etc) → Beitrittskandidat f

candidate [ˈkændɪˌdeɪt] ncandidato/a
candidate [ˈkændɪˌdeɪt] ncandidato/a

candidate
n candidate [ˈkӕndidət, (American ) -deit]
a person who enters for a competition or examination (for a job, prize etc) a candidate for the job of manager; a parliamentary candidate. kandidaat مُرَشَّح (لمنصب ، لأنتخابات) кандидат kandidát, uchazeč ansøger; kandidat der Kandidat υποψήφιος candidato, aspirante kandidaat کاندید؛ نامزد ehdokas, kandidaatti candidat/-ate מוֹעֲמָד उम्मीदवार kandidat jelölt, vizsgázó calon umsækjandi; frambjóðandi candidato 候補者 지원자 kandidatas kandidāts calon kandidaat kandidat, søker kandydat candidato can­di­dat кандидат kandidát, -ka kandidat kandidat kandidat ผู้สมัคร aday 候選人 кандидат امیدوار ، خواست گار thí sinh
n candidacy [-dəsi]
being a candidate. kandidatuur, kandidaatskap تَرْشيح кандидатура kandidatura, uchazečství kandidatur die Kandidatur υποψηφιότητα candidatura kandidatuur کاندید بودن ehdokkuus candidature מוֹעָמָדוּת उम्मीदवारी kandidat menjadi calon framboð candidatura 立候補 입후보 kandidatūra kandidatūra pencalonan kandidatuur kandidatur kandydatura candidatura candidatură кандидатура kandidatúra kandidatura kandidatura kandidatur การเป็นผู้สมัคร adaylık 候選人身份 кандидатура امید واری sự ứng cử

candidate مُرَشَح kandidát kandidat Kandidat υποψήφιος candidato ehdokas candidat kandidat candidato 候補者 후보 kandidaat kandidat kandydat candidato кандидат kandidat ผู้สมัคร aday ứng cử viên 候选人


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