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Synonyms for candidates

Grammar : Noun
Spell : noun kan-di-deyt, -dit; verb kan-di-deyt
Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈkæn dɪˌdeɪt, -dɪt; verb ˈkæn dɪˌdeɪt

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Définition of candidates

Origin :
  • c.1600s, from Latin candidatus "one aspiring to office," originally "white-robed," past participle of candidare "to make white or bright," from candidus (see candid). Office-seekers in ancient Rome wore white togas.
  • noun person desiring political office, job
Example sentences :
  • There were three candidates to be heard from and his speech was to be the last in order.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • For whereas three candidates were in nomination, the ballots were forming but two piles.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • On a certain day, every year, a number of candidates were presented.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • The men were down, and the candidates had been housed in various colleges, and had dined in hall.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • Two selectmen, whose terms expired, were candidates for re-election.
  • Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Candidates must only be proposed for their fitness, and opposed on the ground of unfitness.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • The result is, of course, an over-supply of candidates for employment of this kind.
  • Extract from : « The Curse of Education » by Harold E. Gorst
  • But Birdie was quite equal to the best efforts of her candidates.
  • Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • A committee was thereupon appointed to bring the three candidates to the House.
  • Extract from : « David Dunne » by Belle Kanaris Maniates
  • If he invested in an election, he knew all about the candidates.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
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