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
Anthony York, a Democratic communications consultant who worked on Tom Steyer’s campaign, said his candidate had an obvious deficiency.
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Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Peru's right-wing presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori built what may be an unassailable lead on Tuesday as vote counting for the runoff election entered its final stages, official figures showed.
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CBS News,
24 June 2026
On June 19, 2026, Burnham won a special election to represent Makerfield, in northwestern England, defeating a candidate from the anti-immigration party Reform UK.
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Nick Tabor,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 June 2026
The runoff comes after neither candidate crossed the 50% of votes threshold in the June 9 primary.
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Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
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Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Peru's right-wing presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori built what may be an unassailable lead on Tuesday as vote counting for the runoff election entered its final stages, official figures showed.
—
CBS News,
24 June 2026
On June 19, 2026, Burnham won a special election to represent Makerfield, in northwestern England, defeating a candidate from the anti-immigration party Reform UK.
—
Nick Tabor,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 June 2026
The runoff comes after neither candidate crossed the 50% of votes threshold in the June 9 primary.
—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for candidate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for candidate
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Unfortunately, car companies’ financing incentives are subject to the same restrictions with regard to an applicant’s credit rating, with only those having the best scores able to obtain the lowest rates.
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Not all applicants will qualify for the lowest rate.
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Anthony Elanga puts up a contender for the goal of the tournament with a rocket from the corner of the box into the left side of the net to bring this one back even at one goal apiece in the 62nd minute.
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Matthew Brewer, previously the CHA’s interim CEO and board chair, declared his candidacy in the 2027 mayoral race, the latest addition to a widening pool of contenders.
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“Candidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candidate. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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