candidate en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈkæn.dɪ.deɪt/ (UK)
- /ˈkæn.ɪ.dɪt/ (US, colloquial)
- /ˈkæn.də.dət/ (Australia)
- [ˈkɛən.dɪ.dɪt] (Canada, General-American) /æ/ raising
- /ˈkæn.dɪ.dət/ (UK)
- /ˈkæn.ɪ.deɪt/ (US, colloquial)
- (California) audio
- /ˈkæn.dɪ.dɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈkandɪdət/ (British, Southern, Standard)
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).
Meanings
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A person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege.
Artiles, a Republican operative with a reputation for a foul mouth and sharp elbows, is accused of financing a sham candidate whose candidacy was intended to siphon votes from a legitimate Democratic candidate in a state Senate race in South Florida’s 37th District. The candidate has the same last name as then-Democratic incumbent Jose Javier Rodriguez but did not actively campaign for the seat and has since admitted being recruited as a spoiler.
2021 March 18, Scott Glover, Curt Devine and Audrey Ash, “Former Florida state senator charged in spoiler candidate scheme”, in CNN:All candidates who miss the deadline or make a spelling mistake in their applications are automatically rejected.
Smith announced he was the party's candidate for the next election.
- (figuratively) A person who is thought likely or worthy to gain a position or privilege.
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A participant in an examination.
Candidates must remain silent for the entirety of the exam.
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Someone or something likely or suited to undergo or be chosen for a purpose.
After being presented with various suitors, she decided none of the candidates were the kind of man she was looking for.
In the past two years, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope has located nearly 3,000 exoplanet candidates ranging from sub-Earth-sized minions to gas giants that dwarf our own Jupiter.
2013 May-June, Kevin Heng, “Why Does Nature Form Exoplanets Easily?”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2013, page 184:
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A student taking a degree who has finished the coursework but has other remaining requirements such as a dissertation.
a Ph.D. candidate
- The recipient of certain academic degrees, now mainly awarded in Scandinavia.
- A gene which may play a role in a given disease.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| candidates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
candidacy · private candidate · release candidate · candidateship · noncandidate · nuisance candidate · captive candidate · precandidate · excandidate · multicandidate · candidature · Klandidate · candidate key · Manchurian candidate · paper candidate · unicorn candidate · parachute candidate · darkhorse candidate
Relateds
candlestick · chandlery · candlepower · candle · chandler · candelabrum · candela · candid
Translations (181)
ro candidat (person running in an election) · ms calon (person running in an election) · fi ehdokas (person running in an election) · de Kandidat (person running in an election) · sq kandidat (person running in an election) · id calon (person running in an election) · ca candidata (person running in an election) · de Kandidatin (person who is applying for a job) · ru кандида́т (person running in an election) · it candidato (participant in an examination) · vo steifädan (person running in an election) · ml ഉദ്യോഗാർത്ഥി (person who is applying for a job) · bg кандида́т (person running in an election) · et kandidaat (person running in an election) · hy դիմող (person who is applying for a job) · hi प्रत्याशी (person who is applying for a job) · cs kandidát (person running in an election) · th ผู้สมัคร (person running in an election) · es participante (participant in an examination) · ga iarrthóir (person who is applying for a job) · lt kandidatas (person running in an election) · ca candidata (participant in an examination) · sq kandidate (person running in an election) · mk кандида́тка (person running in an election) · pl kandydatka (person running in an election) · id pelamar kerja (person who is applying for a job) · de Kandidat (person who is applying for a job) · ru кандида́тка (person running in an election) · ta வேட்பாளர் (person running in an election) · nrf candidat (person running in an election) · la candidatus (person running in an election) · ur اُمِّید وار (person running in an election) · ur اُمِّیدْوار (person running in an election) · ug كاندىدات (person running in an election) · bg кандидат (participant in an examination) · hi उम्मीदवार (person running in an election) · de Wahlbewerber (person running in an election) · kmr berbijar (person running in an election) · vi ứng cử viên (person running in an election) · pt candidato (person running in an election) · it candidato (person running in an election) · ca candidat (participant in an examination) · mk кандида́т (person running in an election) · el υποψήφιος (person running in an election) · gu ઉમેદવાર (person running in an election) · ro candidată (participant in an examination) · ro candidat (participant in an examination) · nb kandidat (person running in an election) · tg номзад (person running in an election) · hu jelölt (participant in an examination) · ko 후보 (person running in an election) · it candidata (person running in an election) · pt candidato (participant in an examination) · bn খাস্তগীর (person running in an election) · ja 候補 (person running in an election) · ta தேர்வர் (participant in an examination) · bg кандидатка (person who is applying for a job) · is kandídat (person who is applying for a job) · sl kandidat (person running in an election) · kmr berendam (person running in an election) · ar مُرَشَّح (person running in an election) · uk кандида́тка (person running in an election) · uz nomzod (person running in an election) · tk kandidat (person running in an election) · nl kandidaat (person who is applying for a job) · chr ᎠᏙᎩᏯᏍᎩ (person running in an election) · yue 候補 /候补 (person running in an election) · ky кандидат (person running in an election) · ga iarrthóir (person running in an election) · fa-ira نامْزَد (person running in an election) · nrf candidate (person running in an election) · he מועמדת (person running in an election) · mk кандида́тка (participant in an examination) · gd tagraiche (person running in an election) · tg кандидат (person running in an election) · sl kandidatka (person running in an election) · cmn 候選人 /候选人 (person running in an election) · ga iarrthóir (participant in an examination) · hu érettségiző (participant in an examination) · ka კანდიდატი (person running in an election) · ko 후보자 (person running in an election) · es candidata (participant in an examination) · is umsækjandi (person who is applying for a job) · es candidato (person running in an election) · az namizəd (person running in an election) · da kandidat (person running in an election) · tr aday (person running in an election) · ja 受験生 (participant in an examination) · es candidata (person running in an election) · fa-ira کانْدیدا (person running in an election) · bn খাস্তগীর (person who is applying for a job) · lv kandidāts (person running in an election) · mn ᠳᠡᠪᠰᠢᠭᠴᠢ (person running in an election) · pl kandydat (person who is applying for a job) · uk кандида́т (person running in an election) · mk кандида́т (participant in an examination) · fr candidat (person who is applying for a job) · ca candidat (person running in an election) · sv kandidat (person running in an election) · kk үміткер (person running in an election) · hy թեկնածու (person running in an election) · cy ymgeisydd (person running in an election) · es candidato (participant in an examination) · bn চাকরিপ্রার্থী (person who is applying for a job) · tr namzet (person running in an election) · ml സ്ഥാനാർത്ഥി (person running in an election) · hu jelölt (person who is applying for a job) · he מועמד \ מָעֳמָד (person running in an election) · sh kandìdāt (person running in an election) · mi kaiwhakauru (person running in an election) · bg кандидатка (participant in an examination) · ml പരീക്ഷാർത്ഥി (participant in an examination) · is frambjóðandi (person running in an election) · kmr kandîdat (person running in an election) · pl kandydatka (person who is applying for a job) · kmr namzet (person running in an election) · id kandidat (person running in an election) · pt candidata (person running in an election) · cy ymgeisydd (person who is applying for a job) · de Prüfungskandidat (participant in an examination) · eo kandidatino (person running in an election) · lo ຜູ້ສະໝັກ (person running in an election) · ar مُرَشَّحَة (person running in an election) · ia candidato (person running in an election) · pl kandydat (person running in an election) · pt candidata (participant in an examination) · tl halangad (person running in an election) · hu induló (person running in an election) · de Wahlbewerberin (person running in an election) · de Prüfungskandidatin (participant in an examination) · fo valevni (person running in an election) · uz kandidat (person running in an election) · cs kandidátka (person running in an election) · sh kandìdatkinja (person running in an election) · sl kandidatinja (person running in an election) · hi अभ्यर्थी (person who is applying for a job) · de Kandidatin (person running in an election) · bn খাস্তগীর (participant in an examination) · ky талапкер (person running in an election) · ro candidată (person running in an election) · bg кандидат (person who is applying for a job) · hy հավակնորդ (person who is applying for a job) · bg кандида́тка (person running in an election) · lt kandidatė (person running in an election) · be кандыда́т (person running in an election) · bn পরীক্ষার্থী (participant in an examination) · fr candidate (person running in an election) · el υποψήφια (person running in an election) · lv kandidāte (person running in an election) · ur نامْزَد (person running in an election) · cmn 候補 /候补 (person running in an election) · nn kandidat (person running in an election) · it candidata (participant in an examination) · nl examenkandidaat (participant in an examination) · eo kandidato (person running in an election) · be кандыда́тка (person running in an election) · bn প্রার্থী (person running in an election) · sh кандѝда̄т (person running in an election) · hi प्रत्याशी (person running in an election) · ko 수험생 (participant in an examination) · hy թեկնածու (person who is applying for a job) · tk dalaşgär (person running in an election) · sk kandidátka (person running in an election) · nl kandidate (person running in an election) · hy կանդիդատ (person running in an election) · kk үмітшіл (person running in an election) · fi kandidaatti (person running in an election) · fi hakija (person who is applying for a job) · yue 候選人 /候选人 (person running in an election) · hi अभ्यर्थी (participant in an examination) · mn дэвшигч (person running in an election) · am ተወዳዳሪ (person running in an election) · sh кандѝдаткиња (person running in an election) · fr candidat (person running in an election) · km បេក្ខជន (person running in an election) · ja 候補者 (person running in an election) · sk kandidát (person running in an election) · eu kandidatu (person running in an election) · nl kandidaat (person running in an election) · ug نامزات (person running in an election) · ps نامزد (person running in an election)