candidate | | |
n. (person) | 1. campaigner, candidate, nominee | a politician who is running for public office. |
| ~ dark horse | a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly. |
| ~ favorite son | a United States politician favored mainly in his or her home state. |
| ~ pol, political leader, politico, politician | a person active in party politics. |
| ~ running mate | a nominee for the lesser of two closely related political offices. |
| ~ spoiler | a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning. |
| ~ stalking-horse | a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate. |
| ~ write-in, write-in candidate | a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters. |
n. (person) | 2. candidate, prospect | someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.). |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
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