Synonyms for candidate
ˈkæn dɪˌdeɪt, -dɪtcan·di·date

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1. candidate

   Synonyms:
   aspirant, petitioner, canvasser, applicant, claimant, solicitor

   Antonyms:
   waiver, decliner, abandoner, resigner, abjurer, noncompetitor

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1. campaigner, candidate, nomineenoun

   a politician who is running for public office

   Synonyms:
   campaigner, nominee, prospect

2. candidate, prospectnoun

   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

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1. • Person
   • Politician

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1. candidatenoun

   Synonyms:
   aspirant, solicitant

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1. candidatenoun

   Synonyms:
   aspirant, nominee, postulant, office-seeker, contestant (for an office)

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1. List of paraphrases for "candidate":

   candidates, applicant, nominee, contestant, applicants, nominees, candidature, front-runner, candidacy, candidat, acceding, nomination, accession, contender

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1. Kellyanne Conway:

   He's an unconventional candidate, and he's not going to prepare the way Hillary does, which is . . . locking her in a room and cramming her head with all those binders and getting the Hollywood types that she raised gazillions of dollars with in fund-raisers.

2. James Clapper:

   It wasn’t my place to do that, i was reporting to the then-government, the executive branch policymakers. But for me to pick up the phone and call a political candidate would not have been appropriate.

3. Dianne Feinstein:

   Both investigations were ongoing during the presidential election, but only the Hillary Clinton investigation was discussed publicly. This unquestionably harmed candidate Hillary Clinton and helped candidate Donald Trump.

4. Scott Walker:

   The endorsements constitute the largest group of military veteran supporters for any candidate in the 2016 election, according to the Jeb Bush campaign.

5. Assistant US Attorney Andrea Griswold:

   The proof on these counts at trial would establish that these payments were made in order to ensure that each recipient of the payments did not publicize their stories of alleged affairs with the candidate.