CANDIDATE Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

candidate

noun

ˈkan-də-ˌdāt

Definition of candidate

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 Other candidates have tied water to voters' broader cost-of-living challenges. — Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026 The Greenwich Sentinel reported that at a recent forum, Democrat Jill Oberlander, candidate for the town’s 36th Senate District seat, said that the law should be amended or repealed, and stressed her support for community zoning authority. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 Trump has long been careful to avoid endorsing candidates who seem likely to lose. — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026 If approved, candidates would need to live in the Gables for one year prior to the end of the qualifying period. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for candidate

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Noun

The process will work by Watrfall execs reviewing every submission and responding to applicants within six weeks.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
Pre-production support remains, and applicants need a Japanese producer partner.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Trezavant Boyd and James Perrone are both contenders for the Nat Moore Trophy, an award recognizing South Florida's top high school football player.

— CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Fest director Susan Koch is landing more and more top Oscar contenders and talent every year, as well as Oscar pundits to cover them.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026