The meaning of Candidate

noun

A person who makes a formal application for something, especially a job.

Usage examples:

Applicants for the degree course

noun

A person who formally requests something, such as a job or admission to a college or university

noun

Someone who has applied for a job, a place on a course, etc.

Usage examples:

Many applicants simply don't meet hiring requirements., the course is popular - it has five applica…

adjective

Having ambitions to achieve something, typically to follow a particular career.

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An aspirant politician

noun

A person who has ambitions to achieve something.

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An aspirant to the throne

noun

Someone who very much wants to achieve something

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An aspirant to the throne

noun

A person or group competing with others to achieve something.

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The major contenders in the football championship

noun

A person who takes part in a contest or competition.

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An anxious contestant on a television quiz show

noun

Someone who competes in a contest

Usage examples:

In tonight's quiz, our contestants have come from all over the country., contestant for two main ca…

noun

A person who is interviewed.

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Interviewees were asked to discuss their feelings about the interview

noun

A person who answers questions in an interview to see whether they are suitable for a job or course

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The right questions will enable you to discover whether the interviewee has all the necessary quali…

noun

→  job hunter

noun

A person who is nominated as a candidate for election or for an honour or award.

Usage examples:

An oscar nominee

noun

A person who has been officially suggested for a position, an honor, or election

Usage examples:

He is a nominee for best actor.

noun

A person who someone has suggested should be considered to do a particular job, take part in an election, receive an honour, etc.

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Each nominee is currently a member of the board of directors., republican leaders decided saturday …

noun

A thing that may happen or be the case.

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Relegation remains a distinct possibility

noun

Something that can be done or achieved, or that can exist

Usage examples:

One possibility is to hire more people., there’s a possibility of snow tonight.

adjective

Able to be done or achieved.

Usage examples:

Surely it's not possible for a man to live so long?

noun

A potential candidate for a job or team.

Usage examples:

I have marked five possibles with an asterisk

adjective

That can be done or achieved, or that can exist

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] is it possible to get an earlier flight?, if possible i’d like to get there bef…

noun

A candidate, especially one seeking admission into a religious order.

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The discussion concerns postulants and candidates for holy orders, more particularly those who aspi…

noun

A person who claims or aspires to a title or position.

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The pretender to the throne

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A person who states they have a right to the high position that someone else has, although other people disagree with this

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The rebel forces are led by the pretender to the throne (= the person who wants to replace the pres…

noun

A person that runs, especially in a specified way.

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Mary was a fast runner

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A long, narrow blade designed to slide over ice easily, fixed to the bottom of skates (= a type of boot) or snow vehicles

noun

A man who pursues a relationship with a particular woman, with a view to marriage.

Usage examples:

She decided to marry her suitor

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A man who wants a particular woman to agree to marry him

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A company that wants to buy another company

Usage examples:

A suitor for sth a german private equity firm is understood to be one of the suitors for the compan…