Candidate

Quick meaning: Candidate is a noun meaning A person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege.

Meaning

A person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege.

More Meanings

1. (figurative) A person who is thought likely or worthy to gain a position or privilege.
2. A participant in an examination.
3. Someone or something likely or suited to undergo or be chosen for a purpose.
4. (education) A student taking a degree who has finished the coursework but has other remaining requirements such as a dissertation.
5. (education) The recipient of certain academic degrees, now mainly awarded in Scandinavia.
6. (genetics) A gene which may play a role in a given disease.
7. To stand as a candidate for an office, typically for a religious one.

Example Sentences

a Ph.D. candidate

Candidates must remain silent for the entirety of the exam.

Smith announced he was the party's candidate for the next election.

All candidates who miss the deadline or make a spelling mistake in their applications are automatically rejected.

Word Forms

• candidates
• candidating
• candidated

Synonyms for candidate

Depending on context, synonyms include prospect, nominee, campaigner.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include nominee, campaigner, prospect, candidacy, candidature, election.

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