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candidate definition

can·di·date (kan′də dāt′, -dət)

noun

  1. a person who seeks, or who has been proposed for, an office, an award, etc.
  2. a person or thing apparently destined to come to a certain end a candidate for greatness

Etymology: L candidatus, white-robed < candidus (see candid): office seekers in ancient Rome wore white gowns

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