Candidate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Candidate	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
candidate n a politician who is running for public office [syn: campaigner, candidate, nominee] someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) Synonym(s): candidate, prospect
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Candidate \Can"didate\, n. [L. Candidatus, n. (because candidates for office in Rome were clothed in a white toga.) fr. candidatus clothed in white, fr. candiduslittering, white: cf. F. candidat.] One who offers himself, or is put forward by others, as a suitable person or an aspirant or contestant for an office, privilege, or honor; as, a candidate* for the office of governor; a candidate for holy orders; a candidate for scholastic honors.