candidate

Meaning

Noun

1. A person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege.
2. (figuratively) A person who is thought likely or worthy to gain a position or privilege.
3. A participant in an examination.
4. Someone or something likely or suited to undergo or be chosen for a purpose.
5. A gene which may play a role in a given disease.

Verb

1. (uncommon) To stand as a candidate for an office, typically for a religious one.
2. (nonstandard, uncommon) To make or name (something) as a candidate (to be chosen or deemed suitable for a purpose).

Verb

To make white; to whitewash.

Synonyms

applicant

nominee

aspirant

prospect

petitioner

campaigner

contender

contestant

desirer

examinee

expectant

list

competitor

claimant

pick

⛏️

postulant

choice

racer

runner

🏃

seeker

suitor

write-in

post-graduate

suitable person

compititor

write-in candidate

Translations

candidat

candidato

candidato

Kandidat

candidato

kandidaat

υποψήφιος

Bewerber

candidat

candidatus

Kandidatin

aday

candidate

sollicitant

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkæn.dɪdət/

Etymology

From Latin candidātus (“a person who is standing for public office”, noun), from candidus (“dazzling white, shining, clear”) + -ātus, -āta, -ātum (participial adjective-forming suffix), in reference to Roman candidates wearing bleached white togas as a symbol of purity at a public forum. By surface analysis, candid + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Sentences

Teacher and guidance counsellor Mike Windsor was named the Conservative candidate .

She will also announce the third party's candidate for the presidency .