candidate of choice
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- I understand many people are pained because their candidate of choice didn't win.
Examples
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Among the candidates running for mayor, she is clearly the candidate of choice for the community.
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I take no issue with people supporting their candidate of choice.
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F. Thompson was my candidate of choice.
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I doubt the average voter could give you six fact-based reasons to vote for their candidate of choice.
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We're hopeful this initiative will inspire all of our employees to take time out to support their candidate of choice or other causes they believe in.
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My candidate of choice this go-around didn't come out the victor, but I still feel incredibly blessed and optimistic.
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After careful consideration, we all agreed that he would be the candidate of choice for the job.
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Many voters have expressed that their candidate of choice has the best plans for the economy.
Synonyms
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One thing you pick or the act of picking from several things
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A person who is likely to be chosen for a job or prize
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A person or thing most likely to win a contest
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An option many people prefer
A person or thing most likely to be chosen, for example to win
How Preferred
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the person most preferred' is directly derivable from combining 'candidate' (person under consideration) with 'choice' (the selected option) linked by the relational preposition 'of'. This is a regular compositional pattern and a common cross-linguistic way to express the preferred candidate, so a B1 learner who knows the parts will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Candidate of choice paints a simple picture: from a group of people who want the job, one person is picked and given a ribbon or a check mark. The word candidate is the person and choice shows they are the one people want, so it means 'the person most preferred'.