as in applicant
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
each candidate for town council was allowed to speak at the candidates' forum
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Recent Examples of candidate
Schumaker, however, is the bench coach with the Texas Rangers, so he is expected to be a leading candidate to take over that team now that the team has parted ways with Manager Bruce Bochy.
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
As a centrist Democrat, Spanberger is also seen as a notable contrast to progressive candidate Zohran Mamdani in deep-blue New York City.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
Petrovic, the replacement for Jakucionis, is a 22-year-old point guard who was an MVP candidate last season, and Mirkovic put up better numbers than Tomislav Ivisic in his final year in the same league.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Communicating a clear and unified message to voters, however, might require different elements of the Party to support, even if reluctantly, a set of popular candidates.
—Erin Neil, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
As a centrist Democrat, Spanberger is also seen as a notable contrast to progressive candidate Zohran Mamdani in deep-blue New York City.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
Petrovic, the replacement for Jakucionis, is a 22-year-old point guard who was an MVP candidate last season, and Mirkovic put up better numbers than Tomislav Ivisic in his final year in the same league.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Communicating a clear and unified message to voters, however, might require different elements of the Party to support, even if reluctantly, a set of popular candidates.
—Erin Neil, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candidate
Noun
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The requirement that residents and applicants prove their citizenship — and that housing providers verify it — could create $100 million in new costs, HUD expects.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
29 Sep. 2025
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Risher isn’t the only chief executive who throws out unconventional questions to get a deeper read on applicants.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Heading into next season, there is no question that the Fever will be among the top-tier championship contenders.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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But there are some strong contenders from superstar artists who haven’t always been Academy pets in recent years.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Candidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candidate. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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