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How to pronounce candidate in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms prospect
Type of someone, person, mortal, individual, soul, somebody
Type Words
Synonyms campaigner, nominee
Type of political leader, pol, politico, politician
Has types write-in candidate, favorite son, running mate, spoiler, stalking-horse, write-in, dark horse

Examples of candidate

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Closer candidate Chris Ray has been bothered by a sore left calf in recent days.
From the thenewstribune.com
A former Fidesz candidate for parliament was elected Chief Prosecutor last week.
From the bloomberg.com
Gruters is 33, making him the youngest candidate in the race by nearly 15 years.
From the heraldtribune.com
Consider one candidate for elimination, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
From the newsweek.com
The Brewers also roughed up Mike Leake, another candidate for the Reds'rotation.
From the kentucky.com
South Africa is expected to submit a bid, with Durban the most likely candidate.
From the kentucky.com
Ex-Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell won't be among the contestants.
From the freep.com
Given his past, Schervish would seem an unlikely candidate to study the wealthy.
From the theatlantic.com
Wilson was the leading candidate to succumb to championship-induced megalomania.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
More examples
  • Campaigner: a politician who is running for public office
  • Someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
  • (candidacy) campaigning: the campaign of a candidate to be elected
  • A candidate, or nominee, is the prospective recipient of an award or honor, or a person seeking or being considered for some kind of position; for example:
  • Candidate are an indie band from the United Kingdom, whose music has been described as folk rock, "full of gentle, dark soundscapes" and an "overflowing sink".
  • "Candidate" is a song written by David Bowie in 1973 and intended for his never-completed musical version of Nineteen Eighty-Four. ...
  • The Candidate is a 1972 American film starring Robert Redford. Themes of the film include how the political machine corrupts and the pointlessness of politics. There are many parallels between the then-recent 1970 California Senate election between John V. ...
  • The Candidate is a 2008 Danish film, the first Danish film shot in the 2-perf format. . Its original Danish title is Kandidaten. The film tells the story of Jonas Bechmann who believes the car accident that killed his father was no accident. ...
  • A person who is running in an election or who is applying to a position for a job; A participant in an examination