candidate
Example Sentences
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No-one knows when Guardiola will step down and whether he will see out the 18 months left on his contract, but it is understood City have started the process of identifying candidates to replace him.
From BBC
"We do not expect the whole country will be covered with gold after elections," said the People's Party candidate known to friends, family and his would-be voters by the nickname "Marky".
From Barron's
The analysis found the party needed to do more to reach nonwhite and working-class voters, strengthen its messaging on key issues, bolster data and digital efforts, and recruit “more candidates who come from minority communities.”
"For a dynamicist, finding these structures is like finding the landmarks of a new landscape," said Sam Moore, the lead author and PhD candidate in Chen's General Robotics Lab.
From Science Daily
Now, the robotics guru is seen by senior GM leaders as a dark-horse candidate to succeed Chief Executive Mary Barra, who has led the automaker for more than a decade and turns 64 this week.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.