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- candidate ['kændɪ,deɪt]
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n
a person seeking or nominated for election to a position of authority or honour or selection for a job, promotion, etc
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n
a person taking an examination or test
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n
a person or thing regarded as suitable or likely for a particular fate or position
- this wine is a candidate for his cellar
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n
[Etymology]
C17: from Latin candid
a tus clothed in white (because the candidate wore a white toga), from candidus white
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n
a person seeking or nominated for election to a position of authority or honour or selection for a job, promotion, etc
Examples
- a candidate for greatness
- 命中注定要成为大人物的人 → candidate
- to endorse a candidate
- 支持某候选人 → endorse
- to be included as a candidate
- 被列在候选人内 → include
- a stampede to support a candidate
- 一边倒地支持某候选人 → stampede
- a wet candidate
- 主张不禁酒的候选人 → wet
- a candidate worthy to be supported
- 值得支持的候选人 → worthy
- If candidate A gets 65 votes, B gets 40, and C gets 35, then A has a plurality of 25.
- 如果竞选者A得65票，B得40票，C得35票，则A的超过票数为25票。 → plurality
- The candidate is ready for pack his campaign in and admit defeat.
- 这名候选人准备停止选举活动，并承认失利。 → campaign
- The police report stated that the candidate dispensed favors to people who voted for him.
- 警方报告指出这名候选人为给自己投票的人提供了好处。 → favor
- The police report stated that the candidate dispensed favours to people who voted for him.
- 警方报告指出这名候选人为给自己投票的人提供了好处。 → favour
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