candidate
Example Sentences
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Mayoral candidate Adam Miller, a tech entrepreneur, has loaned his campaign $4 million.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
That is the question at the centre of a debate sparked by the ballot box success of a Green candidate.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Cloobeck said he had launched his run because he could not find a single qualified candidate — until he endorsed Swalwell.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
At that point, the primary was still three months away; the candidate filing deadline hadn’t even passed.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
Two days later, backup Irina and first candidate Valentina suited up in full gear, an orange pressurized spacesuit and helmet.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
Vocabulary lists containing candidate
Election Lingo
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Electoral Elocution: The Verbiage of Voting
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Commonly Misspelled Words, List 2
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