candidate
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
candidates
plural
candidates
Britannica Dictionary definition of CANDIDATE
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1
:
a person who is trying to be elected
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a presidential candidate
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the leading Democratic/Republican candidates
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a candidate for governor
2
a
:
a person who is being considered for a job, position, award, etc.
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Candidates can apply in person or send a resume.
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He seemed like an unlikely candidate for the job.
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Our son is a candidate for the Player of the Year award.
b
:
a person who meets all the requirements for something
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She is a good candidate for laser surgery. [=she meets all the conditions to have laser surgery]
3
:
a student in the process of meeting final requirements for a degree
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a Ph.D. candidate in linguistics
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The program has several doctoral candidates.
4
British
:
someone who is taking an exam
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Three out of four candidates passed the exam.
