candidate
Example Sentences
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She began a media blitz in her first week as a candidate, doing interviews with NBC4, KNX News and The Times.
From Los Angeles Times
By winning more than 3 million votes and coming third during the primaries, he showed that a black candidate could rally nationwide support and possibly take the White House.
From BBC
You can find the full list of all 11 candidates standing in the by-election here.
From BBC
With testing centers booked for months, desperate candidates often hunt down exams administered in remote villages.
A deadline for shareholders to nominate director candidates ahead of Norwegian’s annual meeting closes next month.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.