candidate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin candidātus (“a person who is standing for public office”), the perfect passive participle of candidare, from candidus (“candid, white”), in reference to Roman candidates wearing bleached white togas as a symbol of purity at a public forum.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈkæn.dɪdət/
- (US) IPA: /ˈkæn.dɪ.deɪt/, /ˈkæn.dɪ.dɪt/
- (US, colloquially) IPA: /ˈkæn.ɪ.dɪt/, /ˈkæn.ɪ.deɪt/[1]
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Audio (US) (file)
Noun [edit]
candidate (plural candidates)
- A person who is running in an election or who is applying to a position for a job.
- A participant in an examination.
Derived terms [edit]
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Translations [edit]
person running in an election
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participant in an examination
References [edit]
French [edit]
Noun [edit]
candidate f (plural candidates)
- feminine form of candidat
Italian [edit]
Noun [edit]
candidate f
- Plural form of candidata
Verb [edit]
candidate
- second-person plural present indicative of candidare
- second-person plural imperative of candidare
- Feminine plural of candidato
Jèrriais [edit]
Noun [edit]
candidate f (plural candidates)
- feminine form of candidat
Latin [edit]
Noun [edit]
candidāte
- vocative singular of candidātus