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 Code		candidate
Hex		63 e1 ee e4 69 e4 e1 74 65
Pig Latin		andidatecay

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