candidate
1 candidate — can‧di‧date [ˈkænddt ǁ deɪt, dt] noun [countable] 1. JOBS someone who is being considered for a job or is competing to be elected: • Candidates must have strong interpersonal skills. candidate for • They are interviewing three candidates for… …
2 candidate — I noun applicant, aspirant, aspirer, candidates, challenger, competitor, contender, contestant, designee, desirer, entrant, hopeful, job seeker, nominee, office hunter, office seeker, petitioner, political aspirant, political contestant, runner,… …
3 candidate — candidate, aspirant, nominee, applicant denote one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award. Candidate is applied not only to a seeker but to one who is put forward by others or is considered as a possibility by those whose function it is… …
4 Candidate — Can di*date, n. [L. Candidatus, n. (because candidates for office in Rome were clothed in a white toga.) fr. candidatus clothed in white, fr. candiduslittering, white: cf. F. candidat.] One who offers himself, or is put forward by others, as a… …
5 candidate — ► NOUN 1) a person who applies for a job or is nominated for election. 2) a person taking an examination. 3) a person or thing regarded as suitable for a particular fate, treatment, or position: she was the perfect candidate for a biography.… …
6 Candidate — applicant who has fulfilled specified prerequisites, allowing the participation in the certification process (p. 3.2 ISO/IEC 17024:2003). Источник …
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7 candidate — [kan′də dāt΄, kan′dədət] n. [L candidatus, white robed < candidus (see CANDID): office seekers in ancient Rome wore white gowns] 1. a person who seeks, or who has been proposed for, an office, an award, etc. 2. a person or thing apparently… …
8 candidate — c.1600s, from L. candidatus one aspiring to office, originally white robed, pp. of candidare to make white or bright, from candidus (see CANDID (Cf. candid)). Office seekers in ancient Rome wore white togas …
9 candidate — [n] person desiring political office, job applicant, aspirant, bidder, claimant, competitor, contender, contestant, dark horse*, entrant, favorite son*, handshaker*, hopeful*, job hunter, nominee, office seeker, petitioner, possibility, possible… …
10 Candidate — For other uses, see candidate (disambiguation). A candidate is the prospective recipient of an award or honor or a person seeking or being considered for some kind of position; for example: to be elected to an office in this case a candidate… …
11 candidate — n. 1) to put up a candidate (for office) 2) to adopt (BE); endorse a candidate 3) (BE) to de select a candidate ( to refuse at the local level to support a party candidate adopted at the national level ) 4) a party; write in candidate 5) a… …
12 candidate */*/*/ — UK [ˈkændɪdeɪt] / UK [ˈkændɪdət] / US / US [ˈkændɪˌdeɪt] noun [countable] Word forms candidate : singular candidate plural candidates 1) one of the people competing in an election the Labour/Liberal/Conservative candidate a) one of the people… …
13 candidate — 01. The Liberal Party want her to run as a [candidate] in the upcoming provincial election. 02. The Republican [candidate] is leading in the polls with the election only a few days away. 03. London is seen as one of the best [candidates] for the… …
14 candidate — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ potential, prospective ▪ Prospective parliamentary candidates met party leaders last week. ▪ likely, possible, qualified, suitable, viable …
15 candidate — can|di|date [ kændı,deıt, kændıdət ] noun count *** 1. ) one of the people competing in an election: the Democratic/Republican candidate a ) one of the people competing for a job: The candidate must demonstrate good communication skills.… …
16 candidate — [[t]kæ̱ndɪdeɪt[/t]] ♦♦ candidates 1) N COUNT: oft N for n A candidate is someone who is being considered for a position, for example someone who is running in an election or applying for a job. The Democratic candidate is still leading in the… …
17 candidate — A person who seeks office and who, in the case of a public office to be filled by election, has taken the steps required by the election law to have his name presented at the election so that the voters may vote for him. 25 Am J2d Elect §§ 128 et …
18 candidate — can|di|date W2 [ˈkændıdıt US deıt, dıt] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: candidatus, from candidatus dressed in white , from candidus ( CANDID); because someone trying to get elected in ancient Rome wore white clothes] 1.) someone who is… …
19 candidate — candidacy /kan di deuh see/; Chiefly Brit., candidature /kan di deuh cheuhr/, candidateship, n. n. /kan di dayt , dit/; v. /kan di dayt /, n., v., candidated, candidating. n. 1. a person who seeks an office, honor, etc.: a candidate for governor …
20 candidate — ● candidat, candidate nom (latin candidatus, vêtu de blanc) Personne qui aspire à une fonction, à un titre, à une dignité ; qui se présente à un examen, à un concours, à une élection. Personne qui aspire à participer à une action, à obtenir… …
