candidate
Example Sentences
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“So you can explain to him how you’re the candidate of legal immigrants,” I added.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
If a regional MSP loses their seat, they are replaced by their party's next candidate on the list.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Mayoral candidate Adam Miller, a tech entrepreneur, has loaned his campaign $4 million.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
The ex-MP - now a member of the Ethics and Integrity Commission, which aims to uphold standards in UK public life - told The Times that "selecting such a candidate undermines trust in politics".
From BBC • May 13, 2026
An unlikely candidate would turn the quantum hypothesis from a peculiarity to an accepted fact.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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Election Lingo
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Commonly Misspelled Words, List 2
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