candidate

[kan-di-deyt, -dit, kan-di-deyt] / ˈkæn dɪˌdeɪt, -dɪt, ˈkæn dɪˌdeɪt /

NOUN

person desiring political office, job

Synonyms

STRONGEST

applicant aspirant bidder competitor contender contestant nominee successor

STRONG

claimant entrant hopeful petitioner possibility pothunter runner seeker stumper suitor write-in

WEAK

dark horse favorite son handshaker job-hunter office seeker possible choice solicitant whistle-stopper

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SpaceX and Anthropic are candidates for initial public offerings in the year ahead, as they chase more funding and look to better insulate themselves against the competition.

From MarketWatch

According to the party's candidate list released earlier this month, Zia was to contest in three constituencies.

From BBC

Another Republican candidate for governor, state house speaker Lisa Demuth, told AFP the case is "finally getting the attention that it's needed."

From Barron's

"Neither I nor any member of this transition will be a candidate for anything... As soldiers, we value our word very much," he said at the time.

From BBC

Support for the PDCI, the country's oldest party, slumped in the legislative elections, while it did not put up a presidential candidate in October after its leader Tidjane Thiam was barred from standing.

From Barron's

candidate

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