: seeking to attain a desired position or status
the pilot was an aspirant astronaut
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Noun
a debate between the two aspirants for the highest office
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Time, 24 Apr. 2025
The field is highly fluid, and a dozen or more White House aspirants could still join the presidential primary fight, while those mentioned prominently for some time might demur and stay out.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
Jeff Hobbs, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
If that had the consequence of also weakening aspirant opponents then, from Bayern’s perspective, all the better.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Noun
But observers say liberal presidential aspirant Lee Jae-myung is heavily favored to win the vote as conservatives remain in disarray over Yoon’s ouster, although Lee also faces criminal trials on allegations of corruption and other charges.
—Time, 24 Apr. 2025
The field is highly fluid, and a dozen or more White House aspirants could still join the presidential primary fight, while those mentioned prominently for some time might demur and stay out.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Advertisement Advertisement From Los Angeles to New York, Portland to Phoenix, Seattle to Washington, D.C., the broad arc of Evelyn’s story is a prevalent narrative in urban America: an aspirant working family pinned down by economic weights from which far more than resilience is required to rise.
—Jeff Hobbs, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
If that had the consequence of also weakening aspirant opponents then, from Bayern’s perspective, all the better.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Aspirant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aspirant. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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