as in applicants
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 candidates
The mayor is banking on his popularity with working class New Yorkers and his antipathy towards Israel to put his candidates over the top.
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Marcia Kramer,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Part of it is Republican candidates trying to appease independent voters.
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Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Reynoso, the current Brooklyn borough president, previously co-founded the New Kings Democrats, a group of insurgent candidates who challenged the Brooklyn Democratic establishment in the twenty-tens.
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Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
The same network has spent heavily on a roster of pro-crypto Black candidates.
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Tonya M. Evans,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Democrats and independents are divided between two candidates running against Republican Kurt Alme in Montana’s Senate race, according to a poll first shared with Semafor from Public Opinion Strategies.
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Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
18 June 2026
The Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs did not consider women candidates, though the Mercury 13 effort, not led by NASA, showed that women could pass similar training tests to the official Mercury astronauts.
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Margaret Landis,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
But Jaune Little, director of recruiting services at the human resources company Insperity, says some entry-level jobs have been eliminated and teens now compete with more experienced candidates for the remaining ones.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
Morgan and Tilis have other potential extensions to sort out over the next few months, as cornerback Mike Jackson and quarterback Bryce Young are among potential candidates for new deals.
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Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
Marcia Kramer,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Part of it is Republican candidates trying to appease independent voters.
—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Reynoso, the current Brooklyn borough president, previously co-founded the New Kings Democrats, a group of insurgent candidates who challenged the Brooklyn Democratic establishment in the twenty-tens.
—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
The same network has spent heavily on a roster of pro-crypto Black candidates.
—
Tonya M. Evans,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Democrats and independents are divided between two candidates running against Republican Kurt Alme in Montana’s Senate race, according to a poll first shared with Semafor from Public Opinion Strategies.
—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
18 June 2026
The Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs did not consider women candidates, though the Mercury 13 effort, not led by NASA, showed that women could pass similar training tests to the official Mercury astronauts.
—
Margaret Landis,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
But Jaune Little, director of recruiting services at the human resources company Insperity, says some entry-level jobs have been eliminated and teens now compete with more experienced candidates for the remaining ones.
—
ABC News,
18 June 2026
Morgan and Tilis have other potential extensions to sort out over the next few months, as cornerback Mike Jackson and quarterback Bryce Young are among potential candidates for new deals.
—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for candidates
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Some states have argued that requiring applicants to provide documentary proof of their citizenship could pose a significant barrier to voting because several forms of government ID don't include citizenship information, and many Americans don't have passports.
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The attorneys general challenged several of its directives, including a provision that required state and local officials to collect proof of citizenship from vote-by-mail applicants.
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The former Atlanta Braves prospect has accumulated parts of eight major-league seasons while pitching for multiple organizations, giving him valuable experience that contenders often seek during the long grind of a season.
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The final contenders include Norway’s AF Gruppen, France’s Eiffage Génie Civil, and a joint venture between Sweden’s Skanska and Norway’s Vassbakk & Stol.
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Three left-wing hopefuls backed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani won their races, including two who unseated incumbents.
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The top vote-getter in each league during Phase 1 automatically earns a starting spot, though that is unlikely to affect any of the A’s hopefuls.
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“Candidates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candidates. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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