Candidate

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Derived terms 1.4 Translations

English

Etymology

Latin candidatus meaning "a person who is standing for public office", the perfect passive participle of the verb candidare, which in turn comes from candidus meaning "candid" or "white", in reference to Roman candidates wearing bleached white togas as a symbol of purity at a public forum.

Noun

Candidate (plural Candidates)

1. A person who is running in an election or who is applying to a position for a job.
2. A participant in an examination.

Derived terms

• candidacy

Translations

• Basque: kandidatu
• Dutch: kandidaat m, kandidate f
• Esperanto: kandidato
• Finnish: ehdokas, kandidaatti
• French: candidat m, candidate f
• German: Kandidat m, Kandidatin f
• Indonesian: kandidat, calon
• Interlingua: candidato
• Japanese: 候補 (こうほ, kōho)
• Latin: candidatus m
• Norwegian: kandidat
• Spanish: candidato
• Turkish: aday
• Volapük: steifädan

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