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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President-elect Trump threw his support behind NHL legend Wayne Gretzky as a potential candidate for Canadian prime minister in a post on social media on Wednesday.
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
Prior to selecting Vance as his vice presidential candidate, Trump endorsed Vance in the 2022 Ohio Senate race, which saw the candidate beat out fellow Ohio state treasurer Josh Mandel in the Republican primary before going on to beat former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) in the general election.
—Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Dec. 2024
With the service considered a strong candidate to merge with a rival (and such talks occurring in recent months), Peacock’s financial results will soon be even more visible.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2024
There’s seemingly no limit to how Shrinking continues to make its world smaller, its characters more incestuous in their dynamics (think of Sean dating Paul’s neurologist and Liz vetting Brian’s nanny candidates), and its vision of self-betterment simplistic to the point of offense.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
Prior to selecting Vance as his vice presidential candidate, Trump endorsed Vance in the 2022 Ohio Senate race, which saw the candidate beat out fellow Ohio state treasurer Josh Mandel in the Republican primary before going on to beat former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) in the general election.
—Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Dec. 2024
With the service considered a strong candidate to merge with a rival (and such talks occurring in recent months), Peacock’s financial results will soon be even more visible.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2024
There’s seemingly no limit to how Shrinking continues to make its world smaller, its characters more incestuous in their dynamics (think of Sean dating Paul’s neurologist and Liz vetting Brian’s nanny candidates), and its vision of self-betterment simplistic to the point of offense.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Candidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candidate. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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