Synonyms for candidate
ˈkæn dɪˌdeɪt, -dɪt

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1. campaigner, candidate, nominee(noun)

   a politician who is running for public office

   Synonyms:
   campaigner, nominee, prospect

2. candidate, 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

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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. candidate(n.)

   Synonyms:
   aspirant, solicitant

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1. candidate(n)

   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

How to pronounce candidate?

Alex

US English

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British

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Australian

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Indian

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How to use candidate in a sentence?

1. Tom Perez:

   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.

2. Spencer Zwick:

   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.

3. Mark B. Cohen:

   Nothing can so alienate a voter from the political system as backing a winning candidate.

4. 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.

5. John Kasich:

   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.

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