candidate
Example Sentences
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The second-place candidate will go head-to-head in November with incumbent Bass, a Democratic former congresswoman first elected to lead the second-largest US city in 2022, who has come under fire during her time in office.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
In 2018, for example, it was announced that there was a new candidate for a dwarf planet orbiting the Sun, known as 2017 OF201.
From Science Daily • 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
El Reda: Naturally, Argentina must be considered one of the favorites, but Spain is a team I rate very highly and is my candidate to win it all.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
“Please vote by writing the name or the number of your candidate on the paper, and then fold it over,” the teacher said.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
Vocabulary lists containing candidate
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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