- plural of candidate.
candidates
Example Sentences
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You mentioned more extreme candidates going down too?
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
But she said it was not easy for her students, who are competing for relatively few positions outside of the South East - often against more experienced candidates.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Biadasz was replaced by rookie offensive lineman Jake Slaughter, who is among the candidates to play left guard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The UN Security Council met last month for the first so-called "straw poll" to gauge support for the then-seven candidates for the secretary-general role.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
If we were serious about bringing in minority lawyers, I asserted, we’d have to look more holistically at candidates.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
