Definition of Candedate
Can"di*date (?), n. [L.
Candidatus, n. (because candidates for office in Rome were
clothed in a white toga.) fr. candidatus clothed in white,
fr. candiduslittering, white: cf. F. candidat.]
One who offers himself, or is put forward by others, as a
suitable person or an aspirant or contestant for an office,
privilege, or honor; as, a candidate for the office of
governor; a candidate for holy orders; a candidate
for scholastic honors.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A person who is running in an election or who is applying to a position for a job.
- A participant in an examination.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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