to be a candidate for office
1candidate — candidate, aspirant, nominee, applicant denote one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award. Candidate is applied not only to a seeker but to one who is put forward by others or is considered as a possibility by those whose function it is… …
2candidate — ► NOUN 1) a person who applies for a job or is nominated for election. 2) a person taking an examination. 3) a person or thing regarded as suitable for a particular fate, treatment, or position: she was the perfect candidate for a biography.… …
3run for office — be a candidate in an election I do not plan to run for office this year. I m leaving politics …
4candidate — n. 1) to put up a candidate (for office) 2) to adopt (BE); endorse a candidate 3) (BE) to de select a candidate ( to refuse at the local level to support a party candidate adopted at the national level ) 4) a party; write in candidate 5) a… …
5candidate — candidacy /kan di deuh see/; Chiefly Brit., candidature /kan di deuh cheuhr/, candidateship, n. n. /kan di dayt , dit/; v. /kan di dayt /, n., v., candidated, candidating. n. 1. a person who seeks an office, honor, etc.: a candidate for governor …
6candidate — can•di•date [[t]ˈkæn dɪˌdeɪt, dɪt[/t]] n. 1) a person who seeks or is selected by others for an office, honor, etc 2) a person deserving of or destined for a certain fate: a candidate for the poorhouse[/ex] 3) edu a student studying for a degree… …
7candidate — /ˈkændədət/ (say kanduhduht), / deɪt/ (say dayt) noun 1. someone who seeks an office, an honour, etc. 2. someone who is selected by others as a contestant for an office, etc. 3. someone who seeks an academic qualification or the like, usually by… …
8office — noun 1 room/building where work is done ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, large, spacious ▪ cramped, small, tiny ▪ plush …
9office-seeker — offˈice seeker noun A candidate for office • • • Main Entry: ↑office …
10Candidate — For other uses, see candidate (disambiguation). A candidate is the prospective recipient of an award or honor or a person seeking or being considered for some kind of position; for example: to be elected to an office in this case a candidate… …
