Candidate Definition
kăndĭ-dāt, -dĭt
candidates
noun
candidates
A person who seeks, or who has been proposed for, an office, an award, etc.
Webster's New World
A student who is near to completion of the requirements for a degree.
Webster's New World
A person or thing apparently destined for, or likely to come to, a specified end.
He's a good candidate for a heart attack.
Webster's New World
A participant in an examination.
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candidatesOrigin of Candidate
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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.
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Latin candidātus clothed in white (from the white togas worn by Romans seeking office), candidate from candidus white candid
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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