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Definition of: candidate
(kan′də·dāt, -dit) noun
A nominee or aspirant for any position or honor. [<L candidatus wearing white <candidus white; because office–seekers in Rome wore white togas]
—can·di·da·cy (kan′də·də·sē), can′di·date′ship, can·di·da·ture (kan′də·də·chər, -dā′·chər) noun
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