candidat

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin candidātus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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candidat m (plural candidats, feminine candidata)

  1. candidate

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French

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin candidātus (a person who is standing for public office), from candidus (candid, white), in reference to Roman candidates wearing bleached white togas as a symbol of purity at a public forum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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candidat m (plural candidats, feminine candidate)

  1. candidate

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: kandidaat (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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Norman

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Etymology

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From Latin candidātus (a person who is standing for public office), from candidus (candid, white), in reference to Roman candidates wearing bleached white togas as a symbol of purity at a public forum.

Noun

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candidat m (plural candidats, feminine candidate)

  1. (Jersey) candidate

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French candidat.

Noun

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candidat m (plural candidați)

  1. candidate

Declension

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