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candidate

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

can·di·date / ˈkandiˌdāt; -dit/ • n. a person who applies for a job or is nominated for election: the Republican candidate. ∎ a person taking an examination: doctoral candidates in literature. ∎ a person or thing regarded as suitable for or likely to receive a particular fate, treatment, or position: a leading candidate for the title of New York's ugliest building. DERIVATIVES: can·di·da·cy / ˈkandidəsē/ n.

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candidate

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

candidate XVII. — (O)F. candidat or L. candidātus clothed in white, candidate for office (who appeared in a white toga), f. candidus; see prec. and -ATE 1.

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candidate

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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	CANDIDATES SIGN UP FOR ELECTIONS.(Santa Fe/El Norte) Newspaper article from: The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM); 1/9/2002
	Candidates on the ballot.(News) Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 1/16/2001
	Candidates to discuss key issues Thursday.(Neighbor) Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 3/6/1996