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candidate [ candidate ]
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1. A person who applies for a job or is nominated for election.
the Green Party candidate
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2. A person taking an examination.
They are being paid to turn students into exam candidates, aren't they?
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3. A person or thing regarded as suitable for or likely to receive a particular fate, treatment, or position.
The best candidate for boosting the supply of gold, however, is hedging.
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1. Early 17th century from Latin candidatus ‘white-robed’, also denoting a candidate for office (who traditionally wore a white toga), from candidus ‘white’.
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