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# candidate

«candidate» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person who is trying to be chosen for something, such…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a candidate, candidates)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A candidate is a person who is trying to be chosen for something, such as a job, a prize or a place in government. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#m1)

2) A candidate is a person taking an exam: "candidates must not talk". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#m2)

3) A candidate is someone or something likely to be chosen or to happen: "she is a strong candidate for captain". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#m3)

4) A candidate can also be a person preparing to join a church through a ceremony such as confirmation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In school, pupils stand as candidates in class elections. In exam papers, "candidates" means the pupils taking the exam, and instructions are written in a formal voice. In maths, candidate answers are possible answers that you then check. Phrases: candidate for, a strong candidate, election candidate, exam candidate.

### examples

- There are four candidates for class president. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#x1)
- Candidates must write in black ink. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#x2)
- The best candidate got the job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#x3)
- She is a strong candidate for the school team. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#x4)
- Each candidate gave a short speech. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#x5)
- Votes: candidate A got 12, candidate B got 9, so A won by 3. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#x6)
- Old bridges are candidates for repair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#x7)
- The clothes were ready, and the candidate for confirmation was ready. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/#x8)

### note

Countable: a candidate, candidates. Pronounced "CAN-di-date". Candidature/candidacy = being a candidate (formal). In vote problems, compare totals for each candidate.

### In the corpora

- [Before an election, leaflets with smiling faces land on the mat: each candidate explains what they promise.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge/2/)
- [An election is when adults vote to choose their leaders and representatives; candidates send leaflets to explain their promises.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge/8/)
- [Before an election, a candidate in Liam's town promised «a new swimming pool for every school».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them/0/)
- [A candidate needs 270 of the 538 Electoral College votes to become US president.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning/12/)
- [An independent is a candidate with no party; independents often win seats in Ireland and Australia.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/4-parties-teams-with-ideas/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «candidate» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candidate/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.