candidate
/ˈkæn.dɪ.dət/
A person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege; A person who is thought likely or worthy to gain a position or privilege; A participant in an examination; Someone or something likely or suited to undergo or be chosen for a purpose
- plural
- candidates
Meanings
- 1
A person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege
No one expected him to be a candidate again.
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I'll eat my hat if my candidate does not win the election.
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- 2
A person who is thought likely or worthy to gain a position or privilege
- 3
A participant in an examination
- 4
Someone or something likely or suited to undergo or be chosen for a purpose
- 5
A student taking a degree who has finished the coursework but has other remaining requirements such as a dissertationrare
- 6
The recipient of certain academic degrees, now mainly awarded in Scandinaviarare
- 7
A gene which may play a role in a given diseaserare