candidate
A person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege.
Noun 4 meanings
A person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege.
“Smith announced he was the party's candidate for the next election.”
A person who is thought likely or worthy to gain a position or privilege.
A participant in an examination.
“Candidates must remain silent for the entirety of the exam.”
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.”
Verb 1 meaning
To stand as a candidate for an office, typically for a religious one.
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.
CANDIDATE at a glance
CANDIDATE has 9 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (C 3 + A 1 + N 1 + D 2 + I 1 + D 2 + A 1 + T 1 + E 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,139 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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