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 early-season Cy Young candidate and All-Star hopeful now has a 1.78 ERA 13 starts into his Yankees career.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
President Donald Trump‘s $20 billion lawsuit over 60 Minutes‘ handling of an interview with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, has gone to a thus-far fruitless mediation process.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 June 2025
The vast majority of legislative candidates use public financing.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025
Most of the candidates to replace Newsom have endorsed reforming or repealing environmental laws to build more housing and infrastructure.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
President Donald Trump‘s $20 billion lawsuit over 60 Minutes‘ handling of an interview with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, has gone to a thus-far fruitless mediation process.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 June 2025
The vast majority of legislative candidates use public financing.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025
Most of the candidates to replace Newsom have endorsed reforming or repealing environmental laws to build more housing and infrastructure.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candidate
Noun
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Many organizations don’t post open roles on an actual job board, relying on word-of-mouth to send them their best job applicants instead.—
Rebecca Fraser-Thill,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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In December, a first-come, first-serve approach to selecting applicants overwhelmed the system, with the online application program closing after 45 minutes.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Now that Edmonton’s non-superstars are finally winning their minutes, the Oilers are a contender.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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The Champions League is the ultimate barometer of the continent’s elite clubs, and up until now PSG has been a flashy contender that always came up short.—
James Robson,
Chicago Tribune,
31 May 2025
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“Candidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candidate. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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