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candidate

 
 
/ˈkændɪdət/ noun [C]

Definition

HR, GOVERNMENT a person who is competing for a job or an elected position: a candidate for sth She's the best candidate for the job.a good/likely/potential candidate He's highly regarded and has certainly been mentioned as a potential candidate. a successful/unsuccessful candidate a congressional/mayoral/presidential, etc. candidate
(Definition of candidate noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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