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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Cuomo, a Democrat, will run against incumbent Mayor Eric Adams and other candidates in the June 24 primary, in a ranked choice vote ballot.
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Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2025
There are at least eight candidates already in the race and lawmakers who do not want him back in office have been working behind the scenes to draft additional candidates to fend off Cuomo’s candidacy.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Dugin simultaneously advised the candidate Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, who wanted to invade Ukraine and even go to war with NATO, to win back the Soviet Empire.
—James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
Typically, restaurants, bars, and other establishments in the service industry are the primary candidates for this credit.
—Jessica Ledingham, J.d., Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
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Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2025
There are at least eight candidates already in the race and lawmakers who do not want him back in office have been working behind the scenes to draft additional candidates to fend off Cuomo’s candidacy.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Dugin simultaneously advised the candidate Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, who wanted to invade Ukraine and even go to war with NATO, to win back the Soviet Empire.
—James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
Typically, restaurants, bars, and other establishments in the service industry are the primary candidates for this credit.
—Jessica Ledingham, J.d., Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Candidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candidate. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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