: 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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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Any cursory search on Google, TikTok, or elsewhere yields a surfeit of advice and instructional videos guiding aspirants to start operations of their own.
—Charlie Kaplan, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
Charlie Campbell / Dili, Timor-Leste, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
But what happens when all those aspirant professionals climb the career ladder and begin to take on managerial responsibilities?
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 28 June 2024
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Noun
The two upstate MCs who first connected as aspirants, and are now collaborating on Stabbed & Shot II, released last week.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Any cursory search on Google, TikTok, or elsewhere yields a surfeit of advice and instructional videos guiding aspirants to start operations of their own.
—Charlie Kaplan, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
Adjective
The aspirant petrostate has essentially run out of gas.
—Charlie Campbell / Dili, Timor-Leste, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
But what happens when all those aspirant professionals climb the career ladder and begin to take on managerial responsibilities?
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 28 June 2024
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“Aspirant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aspirant. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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