candidate
Example Sentences
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Strasbourg boss Rosenior is the leading candidate to become the new boss at Chelsea, who have the same owners as the French club.
From BBC
The appointment is complicated mainly by Strasbourg - who share the same American ownership as Chelsea - needing a replacement, as talks remain ongoing with multiple candidates.
From BBC
The media’s historical focus on higher-profile candidates and outsiders may reflect not press frivolity but rather genuine shifts in voter sentiment during periods of discontent with conventional politicians and established governance approaches.
From Los Angeles Times
Iran isn’t a typical candidate for a currency crisis.
Some business leaders threatened to leave the city, while others spent millions behind the scenes to try to coalesce support around other mayoral candidates.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
