candidate
Example Sentences
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The issue was resolved once the staff realized he was a candidate, Soto-Martínez said, although as of Monday he was still waiting for his ballot to arrive in the mail.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
What inspired you to go from this relatively behind-the-scenes, former high-ranking legislative aide to a Democratic candidate for state senate in your home district?
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
He is the outstanding candidate in the country to be the attack leader.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Early-stage data for GSK’s drug candidate IDRx-42 presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting showed potential as a first-line treatment for gastrointestinal cancer, Jefferies says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
In 1605, Bellarmine would almost certainly have been elected Pope, but declined to offer himself as a candidate, preferring to be the power behind the throne.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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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