Converse of object

• nominate: Because the MDC here did not nominate candidates for the approaching Senate elections, we will not have any voting.

• short-list: There are two elements to the selection process for short-listed candidates: an interview panel and a presentation panel.

• qualify: The appointments are expected to be at the Assistant Professor level, but a more senior appointment is possible for exceptionally qualified candidates.

• select: The writer therefore questioned the Guardians ' ability and judgment to ever select an acceptable candidate.

Adjective modifier

• successful: The successful candidates will be located in their London office.

• ideal: The ideal candidate should have a research, social science or history background.

• presidential: This is, after all, Iowa, where presidential candidates know hog farmers, and some hogs, by their first names.

• prospective: Parents and schools of prospective candidates are urged to contact the Director of Music in advance.

• parliamentary: At the last election Geoffrey Cox, Conservative, was elected MP by a narrow majority over our prospective parliamentary candidate David Walter.

• suitable: The most suitable candidates are often tempted away by higher salaries in the private sector.

Modifies a noun

• numeral: In the subscript the candidate numerals are written in subscript in the cells.

• elimination: One method of candidate elimination works by identifying " matched cells " .

• gene: Filter candidate genes to only show those expressed in a given tissue.

• sac: UK Government policy is to treat candidate SACs as designated SACs.

Noun used with modifier

• Dem: Lib Dem candidate Amy Rodger was born in 1977 and has an MA in politics from Glasgow university.

• caliber: Present them with their dream shortlist of high caliber candidates?

Preposition: in

• by-election: The SSP candidate in a council by-election in Irvine won 27.5 % of the vote on the previous thursday.

• election: It was for all the ( Labor ) candidates in the county elections.

Preposition: for

• mayor: The key problem had been the Renamo candidate for mayor of Maputo, Artur Vilanculos.

• election: Hamish is also Salisbury's prospective Green candidate for the general election.