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
Suspicious activity could lead to the disqualification of candidates and a permanent suspension of the Athlete of the Week poll.
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Her comments come as Democrats face a leadership crossroads in Washington, with long-serving figures under scrutiny and younger candidates pushing for change.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Raki McGregor, who also serves as the board chair of Mecklenburg County’s workforce development board Charlotte Works, recently made waves by publicly supporting candidates for CMS school board before his tenure as a CMS consultant was up.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Richard Linklater’s French-language black-and-white film Nouvelle Vague, paying tribute to the French New Wave movement, initially looked like one of the strongest candidates for the honor.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Municipal races in Boston are nonpartisan and candidates appear on the same ballot no matter what party they are affiliated with.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
These qualities have to be innate to the candidates because they can’t be taught.
—Jack McCullough, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Republican candidates for governor say yes, but another likely candidate declined to say.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
This week, AfD state deputy leader Kay Gottschalk said two reserve candidates also died, in an interview with Politico's Berlin Playbook Podcast.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Her comments come as Democrats face a leadership crossroads in Washington, with long-serving figures under scrutiny and younger candidates pushing for change.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Raki McGregor, who also serves as the board chair of Mecklenburg County’s workforce development board Charlotte Works, recently made waves by publicly supporting candidates for CMS school board before his tenure as a CMS consultant was up.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Richard Linklater’s French-language black-and-white film Nouvelle Vague, paying tribute to the French New Wave movement, initially looked like one of the strongest candidates for the honor.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Municipal races in Boston are nonpartisan and candidates appear on the same ballot no matter what party they are affiliated with.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
These qualities have to be innate to the candidates because they can’t be taught.
—Jack McCullough, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Republican candidates for governor say yes, but another likely candidate declined to say.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
This week, AfD state deputy leader Kay Gottschalk said two reserve candidates also died, in an interview with Politico's Berlin Playbook Podcast.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for candidates
Noun
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Eighty-nine applicants from thirty-seven countries received their certificates of citizenship.—
Toby Meyjes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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At the time, applicants were required to take four to six hours of classroom instruction on firearm safety and laws.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Yet Harris lingers near the top of the 2028 Democratic presidential contenders in most polling because the party lacks viable alternatives with comparable name identification.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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With seven races remaining in the Xfinity Series season, Eckes is ready to play spoiler and steal a victory from one of the playoff contenders.—
Joseph Wolkin,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Bassini has observed the circuit of influencers and hopefuls who try a more demanding don’t-you-know-who-I-am approach, only to see them get turned away unceremoniously each time.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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The schedule doesn’t offer a respite from playoff hopefuls until the final series of the season, a three-game set against the Rockies.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Candidates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candidates. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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