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
The candidate list included past and current Fed officials, economists and Wall Street investors.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
Still, winning in Minnesota will be a challenge, given that the state has a Democratic Governor and a pair of Democratic senators, but Tafoya’s national profile could benefit her in a political environment where attention seems to be the most valuable skill for candidates seeking office.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
To remedy this, the IVEI team created a website to help fill in the gaps, including information like what party each candidate was running for, their platform, and so on.
—Midhat Zwayen, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The process continues until a candidate receives 50% of the vote, Vaughn said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
Still, winning in Minnesota will be a challenge, given that the state has a Democratic Governor and a pair of Democratic senators, but Tafoya’s national profile could benefit her in a political environment where attention seems to be the most valuable skill for candidates seeking office.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
To remedy this, the IVEI team created a website to help fill in the gaps, including information like what party each candidate was running for, their platform, and so on.
—Midhat Zwayen, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The process continues until a candidate receives 50% of the vote, Vaughn said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candidate
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In California alone, nearly a third of all community college applicants in 2024 were identified as fraudulent, according to the California Community Colleges, the state's administrative body for the community college system.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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McAuliffe was selected from thousands of applicants representing every state.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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And after losing to the 49ers this season, McVay's Rams won their next six games, established themselves as Super Bowl contenders and pushed 17th-year quarterback Matthew Stafford to the front of the league MVP race.—
Mirjam Swanson The Orange County Register,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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There are too many legit world championship contenders involved on the singles side.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Candidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candidate. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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