candidate
candidate Lexical Profile
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• noun
A person who applies for a job or is nominated for an election, office, or honor.
"The hiring committee interviewed three qualified candidates for the vacant engineering position."
A student taking an examination or pursuing a higher academic degree, such as a doctorate.
"As a doctoral candidate in molecular biology, she spent most of the semester defending her dissertation proposal."
A person or thing regarded as suitable for or likely to experience a specified fate, condition, or role.
"The historic theatre in the town square is a prime candidate for restoration."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Latin 'candidatus' ('clothed in white'), from 'candidus' ('bright white'). In ancient Rome, individuals campaigning for public office wore bleached white togas (toga candida) to symbolize their purity, honesty, and integrity before the voters.