as in applicant
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
each candidate for town council was allowed to speak at the candidates' forum
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In each case, fewer than 2,500 votes separated the two major-party candidates.
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2025
The group will be pouring $20 million to help fund young candidates who will challenge incumbents in safe blue districts.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Teaching candidates who go through a four-year degree program or a high-quality alternative certification program spend many hours in classrooms watching effective teachers working with students and acting as student teachers themselves.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
What To Know According to a new straw poll released by The Lost Coast on Tuesday, conducted among 2,640 respondents in California, Braveheart actor Mel Gibson has emerged as the top Republican candidate for California governor, with 12% of the vote.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2025
The group will be pouring $20 million to help fund young candidates who will challenge incumbents in safe blue districts.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Teaching candidates who go through a four-year degree program or a high-quality alternative certification program spend many hours in classrooms watching effective teachers working with students and acting as student teachers themselves.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
What To Know According to a new straw poll released by The Lost Coast on Tuesday, conducted among 2,640 respondents in California, Braveheart actor Mel Gibson has emerged as the top Republican candidate for California governor, with 12% of the vote.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Candidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candidate. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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