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# candidate

noun (a candidate, candidates)

«candidate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A candidate is a person who is trying to be chosen for something, such as a job, a prize or a place in government. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#m1)
2. A candidate is a person taking an exam: "candidates must not talk". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#m2)
3. A candidate is someone or something likely to be chosen or to happen: "she is a strong candidate for captain". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#m3)
4. A candidate can also be a person preparing to join a church through a ceremony such as confirmation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#m4)

### In the lessons

In school, pupils stand as candidates in class elections. In exam papers, "candidates" means the pupils taking the exam, and instructions are written in a formal voice. In maths, candidate answers are possible answers that you then check. Phrases: candidate for, a strong candidate, election candidate, exam candidate.

### Examples

- There are four candidates for class president. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#x1)
- Candidates must write in black ink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#x2)
- The best candidate got the job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#x3)
- She is a strong candidate for the school team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#x4)
- Each candidate gave a short speech. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#x5)
- Votes: candidate A got 12, candidate B got 9, so A won by 3. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#x6)
- Old bridges are candidates for repair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#x7)
- The clothes were ready, and the candidate for confirmation was ready. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a candidate, candidates. Pronounced "CAN-di-date". Candidature/candidacy = being a candidate (formal). In vote problems, compare totals for each candidate.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «candidate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«candidate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/candidate.html) on Mova free.