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Definition for: candidate

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English

Etymology

Latin candidatus meaning "a person who is standing for public office", the perfect passive participle of the verb candidare , which in turn comes from candidus meaning "candid" or "white", in reference to Roman candidates wearing bleached white togas as a symbol of purity at a public forum.

Noun

candidate ( plural candidates )

  1. A person who is running in an election or who is applying to a position for a job.
  2. A participant in an examination.

Derived terms

  • candidacy

Translations

  • Basque: kandidatu
  • Bulgarian: кандидат m , кандидатка f
  • Dutch: kandidaat m , kandidate f
  • Esperanto: kandidato
  • Finnish: ehdokas, kandidaatti
  • French: candidat m , candidate f
  • German: Kandidat m , Kandidatin f
  • Indonesian: kandidat, calon
  • Interlingua: candidato
  • Japanese: 候補 (こうほ, kōho)
  • Latin: candidatus m
  • Norwegian: kandidat
  • Russian: кандидат
  • Spanish: candidato
  • Turkish: aday
  • Volapük: steifädan
  • Chinese: 候选人

Other Translations for "candidate"

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Sign Language Spelling
Morse Codecandidate
Hex63 e1 ee e4 69 e4 e1 74 65
Pig Latinandidatecay

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