: 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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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
The council’s structure, with no electoral districts and only at-large seats, allows incumbents and aspirants alike to maneuver strategically.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Tornike Zurabashvili, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2016
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
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Noun
Both sides are postseason aspirants with potential MVP candidates in their infields.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
The council’s structure, with no electoral districts and only at-large seats, allows incumbents and aspirants alike to maneuver strategically.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Adjective
Eight years later, despite the country’s growing contribution to global security and its progress toward military and political reform, NATO member countries have remained reluctant to issue a Membership Action Plan (MAP), a standard mechanism for aspirant countries to prepare for membership.
—Tornike Zurabashvili, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2016
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
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“Aspirant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aspirant. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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