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canidate

canidate is the pronunciation spelling of candidate.

Meaning of candidate

Noun

candidate (plural candidates)

  1. A person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege.
    • Smith announced he was the party's candidate for the next election.
  2. (figuratively) A person who is thought likely or worthy to gain a position or privilege.
  3. A participant in an examination.
    • Candidates must remain silent for the entirety of the exam.
  4. Someone or something likely or suited to undergo or be chosen for a purpose.
    • After being presented with various suitors, she decided none of the candidates were the kind of man she was looking for.
  5. A student taking a degree who has finished the coursework but has other remaining requirements such as a dissertation.
    • a Ph.D. candidate
  6. The recipient of certain academic degrees, now mainly awarded in Scandinavia.

See all 10 meanings of candidate

Forms of canidate

pluralcanidates

Questions about canidate

What is canidate the pronunciation spelling of?
Canidate is the pronunciation spelling of candidate.

Words near canidate in the dictionary

  1. canicular days
  2. canicular period
  3. canicular periods
  4. canicule
  5. canid
  6. canidate
  7. canidates
  8. canids
  9. caniform
  10. caniforms
  11. Caniglia

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