candidate
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- noun
- /ˈkændɪˌdeɪt/
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candidato
- Voters one and two each prefer Candidate B to candidate C.
- presidential candidate
- Republican candidate
- endorse candidates
They're tied to their political candidate and party.
- They're tied to their political candidate and party.
- And they'll, they'll, they'll tell you which candidate you most closely align with.
- Joining me now, GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance.
- But what you can do on the ground for a candidate is huge.
- I could have put candidates up against all the sitting MPs.
- Like, people don't want to give to a candidate who's an idiot.
- This is the weakest candidate for president that we have ever had.
- And the problem with this is every candidate that he endorses is anti IVF.
- And today these two candidates struck slightly different tones.
Examples
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The Reverend Holman was the only candidate Desmond was ready to propose.
Fiction book (1994) -
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome presidential candidate Mays Gilliam.
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So I think he was the right candidate at the time.
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But only now do we have a president and candidate who says the stuff.
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But what you can do on the ground for a candidate is huge.
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I prefer to vote for a candidate that looks like me.
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There are three really outstanding candidates that match your criteria.
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Fellow delegates, our candidate is in the press room and will be joining us shortly.
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Ladies and gentlemen... please welcome presidential candidate Mays Gilliam.
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A poll this week showed the two candidates virtually equal in their support.
Synonyms
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3.6
A person chosen to be a candidate for an official position
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Etymology
Candidate comes from the Latin candidatus, meaning 'dressed in white' from candidus 'white'. In Rome, people running for office wore white to look pure and to stand out. So a candidate today is someone who stands forward to be elected.