APPLIER Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

applier

noun

Definition of applier

as in candidate

one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award first-time appliers for federal grant money

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Its brand had never quite recovered from the 2016 campaign, when it was thought to have tipped the scales against then-presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
Shapiro, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, made the comment while speaking with Kristen Welker on Meet the Press days after his party retook the House and the Senate in resounding fashion.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026

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Nearly 8 in 10 first-year applicants for undergraduate admission to public and 7 in 10 to private colleges and universities get in, the National Association for College Admission Counseling, or NACAC, reports.

— Jon Marcus, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
The administration also has accused the UC Berkeley Law School and the medical school at the University of California, San Diego, of illegally discriminating against white and Asian applicants.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

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