Candidate

/ˈkæn.dɪdət/

noun

  1. A person who is running in an election.

  2. A person who is applying for a job.

  3. A participant in an examination.

verb

  1. To stand as a candidate for an office, especially a religious one.

  2. (chiefly in jargon and NNES) To make or name (something) a candidate (for use, for study as a next project, for investigation as a possible cause of something, etc).

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