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candidate

 
/ˈkændɪdət/ noun [C]

Translation

POSITION one of the people taking part in an election or trying to get a job
aday
a presidential candidate13914372463
EXAM UK someone who is taking an exam
aday, yarışmacı, sınava katılan
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(Definition of candidate noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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