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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : noun kan-di-deyt, -dit; verb kan-di-deyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈkæn dɪˌdeɪt, -dɪt; verb ˈkæn dɪˌdeɪt |
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Définition of candidates
Origin :- c.1600s, from Latin candidatus "one aspiring to office," originally "white-robed," past participle of candidare "to make white or bright," from candidus (see candid). Office-seekers in ancient Rome wore white togas.
- noun person desiring political office, job
- There were three candidates to be heard from and his speech was to be the last in order.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- For whereas three candidates were in nomination, the ballots were forming but two piles.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- On a certain day, every year, a number of candidates were presented.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- The men were down, and the candidates had been housed in various colleges, and had dined in hall.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- Two selectmen, whose terms expired, were candidates for re-election.
- Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Candidates must only be proposed for their fitness, and opposed on the ground of unfitness.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- The result is, of course, an over-supply of candidates for employment of this kind.
- Extract from : « The Curse of Education » by Harold E. Gorst
- But Birdie was quite equal to the best efforts of her candidates.
- Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
- A committee was thereupon appointed to bring the three candidates to the House.
- Extract from : « David Dunne » by Belle Kanaris Maniates
- If he invested in an election, he knew all about the candidates.
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
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