candidate
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈkæn.dɪ.dət/]
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Senses
1. candidate (noun) — sense 1
Definition: A person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege.
Example: Smith announced he was the party's candidate for the next election.
2. candidate (noun) — sense 2
Definition: A person who is thought likely or worthy to gain a position or privilege.
3. candidate (noun) — sense 3
Definition: A participant in an examination.
Example: Candidates must remain silent for the entirety of the exam.
4. candidate (verb) — sense 4
Definition: To stand as a candidate for an office, typically for a religious one.
Example: The matter of candidating for a pulpit is not a matter of difference between congregations and Rabbis, but between Rabbis themselves.
5. candidate (verb) — sense 5
Definition: To make or name (something) as a candidate (to be chosen or deemed suitable for a purpose).
Example: Performance comparison of solar energy conversion candidated for SPS. (From NASA, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston 1977.)
Structure of the word
Roots:- skend (Proto-Indo-European)
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