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Meanings of candidate in English

Russian
кандидат
Portuguese
candidato
Spanish
candidatos
Catalan
candidat

Prospective recipient of an award or honor, or a person seeking or being considered for some kind of position.

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        кандидат
        Russian
        кандидат
        Spanish
        grado de candidato
        Catalan
        candidat

        Academic degree in various countries.

              Related terms
              кандидат
              Portuguese
              candidatos
              Catalan
              candidat
              Spanish
              candidato

              Someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)

                    candidatos
                    Usage of candidate in English
                    1
                    To do it right, you need a good candidate and great information.
                    The incumbent
                    2
                    A second senior government source confirmed Georghadji, 58, was a strong candidate.
                    Reuters
                    3
                    State law requires a candidate to win a majority of all votes.
                    Reuters
                    4
                    The rules allow each candidate and the state parties to name monitors.
                    Reuters
                    5
                    A list of candidate genes included several major classes of resistance gene.
                    Pubmed
                    6
                    Ask every candidate where he or she stands on criminal justice reform.
                    Ebony
                    7
                    President Juan Antonio Samaranch justified the short time given to each candidate.
                    The Irish Times
                    8
                    Far fewer went to the trouble of voting for a specific candidate.
                    News.com.au
                    9
                    That's really his ambition, said a private sector adviser to the candidate.
                    Reuters
                    10
                    Analysts said neither candidate emerged from the debate with a decisive advantage.
                    Reuters
                    11
                    State Attorney General Jerry Brown, the unofficial Democratic candidate, would defend it.
                    Reuters
                    12
                    A second external candidate was also proposed, one of the people said.
                    Reuters
                    13
                    EBONY: You seem like a good candidate for a reality TV show.
                    Ebony
                    14
                    They want to help people show their support for the Democratic candidate.
                    BBC
                    15
                    Meanwhile, second placed candidate Mr Mustafa Barghouti was arrested earlier in Jerusalem.
                    The Irish Times
                    16
                    Groysman might be a good compromise candidate to balance competing factional interests.
                    Reuters
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                    Translations for candidate
                    Candidate through the time
                    Candidate across language varieties
                    New Zealand
                    Common
                    Ireland
                    Common
                    Australia
                    Common
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