What are some alternative words for candidate?
Synonyms for candidate
ˈkæn dɪˌdeɪt, -dɪt
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Princeton's WordNet
campaigner, candidate, nominee(noun)
a politician who is running for public office
Synonyms:
campaigner, nominee, prospectcandidate, prospect(noun)
someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
Synonyms:
vista, panorama, aspect, chance, prognosis, expectation, outlook, campaigner, medical prognosis, scene, prospect, nominee, view
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Dictionary of English Synonymes
candidate(n.)
Synonyms:
aspirant, solicitant
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
candidate(n)
Synonyms:
aspirant, nominee, postulant, office-seeker, contestant (for an office)
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "candidate":
candidates, applicant, nominee, contestant, applicants, nominees, candidature, front-runner, candidacy, candidat, acceding, nomination, accession, contender
Words popularity by usage frequency
rank | word | |
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#79 | view | |
#1885 | chance | |
#2712 | scene | |
#3485 | candidate | |
#3672 | candidates | |
#3753 | outlook | |
#3788 | applicant | |
#4489 | aspect | |
#4813 | vista | |
#5275 | applicants | |
#7939 | prospect | |
#9154 | nomination | |
#10512 | accession | |
#11592 | petitioner | |
#11615 | expectation | |
#12494 | panorama | |
#13277 | nominee | |
#13353 | claimant | |
#14499 | nominees | |
#14763 | solicitor | |
#19019 | prognosis | |
#25149 | contender | |
#26673 | candidacy | |
#30648 | contestant | |
#54942 | campaigner | |
#63938 | candidature | |
#77322 | acceding | |
#80169 | aspirant | |
#133669 | candidat | |
#285004 | canvasser |
How to use candidate in a sentence?
I fundamentally disagree with Heath Mello's personal beliefs about women's reproductive health. It is a promising step that Mello now shares the Democratic Party's position on women's fundamental rights. Every candidate who runs as a Democrat should do the same, because every woman should be able to make her own health choices. Period.
You see campaigns raising significant money, but I would say the great majority (of former Romney donors) have not yet aligned with a candidate, this is really a chance for donors to get to know and ultimately pick the candidate they want to support.
Nothing can so alienate a voter from the political system as backing a winning candidate.
National Intelligence James Clapper:
For the part of the national security apparatus that I oversaw as DNI, there was no such wiretap activity mounted against the President, the president-elect at the time, or as a candidate, or against his campaign.
I'm worried about beating Hillary. Of course I am, i think Hillary will be a strong candidate. And if our party underestimates her, they're making a terrible mistake.
Translations for candidate
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- مُرَشَّح, مرشحArabic
- кандидатка, кандидатBulgarian
- candidatCatalan, Valencian
- kandidátCzech
- kandidatDanish
- Kandidat, KandidatinGerman
- υποψήφιοςGreek
- kandidatoEsperanto
- candidatoSpanish
- kandidatuBasque
- کاندیدا, نامزدPersian
- kandidaatti, ehdokasFinnish
- valevniFaroese
- candidate, candidatFrench
- tagraicheScottish Gaelic
- מועמד, מועמדתHebrew
- jelölt, indulóHungarian
- թեկնածուArmenian
- candidatoInterlingua
- kandidat, calonIndonesian
- candidatoItalian
- 候補者Japanese
- 수험생, 후보자Korean
- berendam, kandîdat, berbijar, namzetKurdish
- candidatusLatin
- кандидатMacedonian
- calonMalay
- kandidaat, kandidateDutch
- kandidatNorwegian
- kandydatPolish
- candidatoPortuguese
- кандидат, кандидаткаRussian
- kandidatSwedish
- adayTurkish
- امیدوارUrdu
- ứng cử viênVietnamese
- steifädanVolapük
- 候选人Chinese
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