as in candidate
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
first-time appliers for federal grant money
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Noun
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Peru is set to hold presidential elections April 12, in which more than two dozen candidates will participate.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026 -
None of the other five candidates were in double digits.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Although some information about board of managers applicants has been released, details on superintendent candidates have mostly remained under wraps.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2026
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Eleven percent of all applicants, about 18,000, are students with disabilities from families at or below 500% of the Federal Poverty Level.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Applier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applier. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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