candidate (redirected from candidatures)

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.

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

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

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candidate

Noun

1. a person seeking a job or position

2. a person taking an examination

3. a person or thing regarded as suitable or likely for a particular fate or position: someone who smokes, drinks, or eats too much is a candidate for heart disease [Latin candidatus clothed in white]

candidacy
candidature n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	candidate - a politician who is running for public office campaigner, nominee 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.) prospect individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

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candidate

noun contender, competitor, applicant, nominee, entrant, claimant, contestant, suitor, aspirant, possibility, runner

Translations

candidate [ˈkændɪdeɪt] n → candidato/a

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candidate [ˈkændɪdeɪt] n → candidat(e)

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candidate [ˈkændɪdeɪt] n → Kandidat(in) m(f);

(for job) → Bewerber(in) m(f)

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candidate [ˈkændɪdeɪt] n → candidato/a

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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, 후보 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 候选人

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 候选人身份