CANDIDATE Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

candidate

noun

ˈkan-də-ˌdāt

Definition of candidate

as in applicant

one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award each candidate for town council was allowed to speak at the candidates' forum

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Recent Examples of candidate Look, there haven't been very many of those, at least DSA candidates who are winning. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 Campaign The two candidates are spending millions of dollars to get elected, and the money is apparent with the high frequency of television commercials, sometimes as often as four times per hour on one station. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026 Facing headwinds The party in power typically faces an uphill battle in midterm elections, and vulnerable candidates often distance themselves from the sitting president. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 Rather than backing Sanon, Badio supported another candidate, Haitian Superior Court Justice Windelle Coq Thélot, who later died while in hiding. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for candidate

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Noun

The system allows the city to retain a record of the application, which will be available when the applicant visits a NET office or the Zoning Office to complete the process and pay the fees required for the applicable business license.

— Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
Akin explains that Dawoud was discovered following an open call on social media, which surprisingly didn’t garner many applicants.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of applicant

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In one respect, John Harbaugh seems to have brought winning football back to New York New Jersey Stadium; conversely, the Cowboys’ defense is sufficiently awful to make even the lowliest opponent look like a contender.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Mark that movie down in ink as a top People’s Choice contender.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026