How to Use candidate in a Sentence

candidate

noun
Definition of candidatenext
Synonyms for candidatenext
  • Candidates can apply in person or send a resume.
  • The program has several doctoral candidates.
  • In the city commissioner race, eight candidates are running for four seats.
    — Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Beute is the first candidate to announce his intention for the countywide post.
    — Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The most logical candidate is core special-teams player Oren Burks, who made three fill-in starts last year.
    — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2023
  • This maximizes validity and keeps the candidate engaged in the process.
    — Eric Friedman, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The country was asked to pursue political reforms for it to be granted candidate status.
    — Niha Masih, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The board narrowed its candidate list from 31 to six during a special meeting Jan. 28.
    — Al Gaspeny, Arkansas Online, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Obi is the first presidential candidate from the opposition to win in Lagos.
    — Stephanie Busari, CNN, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Also, each candidate will have a private interview with the judges before the preliminaries.
    — Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Kim, who pushed for grouping candidates by office, argued that the county-line ballots unfairly benefited those backed by party leaders.
    — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • He is credited with helping recruit national player of the year candidate Zach Edey to Purdue.
    — Jake Adams, The Courier-Journal, 18 Mar. 2023
  • But the problem may be the candidate — the product that the team has to sell.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Many of the candidates in the race understood the stakes of joining the board.
    — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The guild will hold a candidate forum on Aug. 30, and ballots must be cast by Sept. 19.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 June 2023
  • That's still the case, but today, the gap between the two candidates has narrowed.
    — Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2024
  • If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, the top two will head to a runoff in November.
    — Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2024
  • But even here, the red and blue candidates were getting all the attention.
    — Annalisa Quinn, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
  • For candidates who want to meet the higher ante for the second debate, the key to getting on stage could be this: Do well in the first one.
    — Susan Page, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Stay informed and learn about the candidates and their platforms.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 23 July 2024
  • Asked which candidate most shares their values, 48% named Biden and 45% named Trump.
    — Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Then, the researchers created the most promising candidates in the lab.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Asking for advice on how big of a salary to offer a job candidate.
    — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
  • How might the debate nudge the scale for the candidates, as determined by the inevitable follow-up polling?
    — Heather Hendershot / Made By History, TIME, 27 June 2024
  • The April 2 election for the Cudahy School Board features four candidates running for two seats on the board.
    — Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The candidates most direct in firing them: Chambers and Hill.
    — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The other handful of candidates might do well to remember the same.
    — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 12 June 2023
  • Whaley will stay on in an advisor role until the end of the year to help the firm find a new candidate and ease into the transition.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 June 2023
  • One of those candidates is urging the president to end his bid and make room for a new nominee.
    — Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 11 July 2024
  • Voters get two votes on the ballot: one for a candidate in their local constituency and one for the party.
    — Helen Regan, CNN, 13 Oct. 2023

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