candidate
Example Sentences
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Platner is expected to defeat Maine's Democratic Governor Janet Mills, who remains on the ballot despite suspending her campaign, along with lesser-known candidate David Costello.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
By contrast, Hilton presented himself as the “more cosmopolitan” candidate who “can talk to the hedge fund manager or the small-business owner or the Sacramento lobbyist,” said Klink said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Given all the doubts around Adobe, it’s perhaps surprising that the company will likely go with an internal candidate to replace Narayen.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
In Falta, a constituency the TMC had won with 56% of the vote in 2021, the party failed even to keep a candidate in the fray for a repoll.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Quite obviously, he realized he was a candidate.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Election Lingo
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Electoral Elocution: The Verbiage of Voting
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Commonly Misspelled Words, List 2
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