: seeking to attain a desired position or status
the pilot was an aspirant astronaut
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Noun
a debate between the two aspirants for the highest office
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Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
Though the Trump campaign has been relatively low-key, the GOP vice presidential aspirants have been vocal about the fallout from the debate.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
Mark Johanson, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024
In Los Angeles, DOGE aspirant Tom Dean leads marketing for Rainbow, a startup offering a cryptocurrency wallet app.
—Alex Konrad, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Noun
If Succession’s Logan Roy was an old man at the peak of his powers, the younger and more diverse group of bankers on Industry are Roy aspirants.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
Though the Trump campaign has been relatively low-key, the GOP vice presidential aspirants have been vocal about the fallout from the debate.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
Adjective
Alonso spent his formative years on Victoria Island, in the mint-green home of the park ranger who became his stepdad, roaming the vast Nahuel Huapi like an aspirant Robinson Crusoe.
—Mark Johanson, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024
In Los Angeles, DOGE aspirant Tom Dean leads marketing for Rainbow, a startup offering a cryptocurrency wallet app.
—Alex Konrad, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Aspirant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aspirant. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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