candidate

candidate
noun
(Polit., examinee) Kandidat, der/Kandidatin, die

candidate for Mayor — Bürgermeisterkandidat/-kandidatin

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['kændidət, ](American[) -deit]
noun
(a person who enters for a competition or examination (for a job, prize etc): a candidate for the job of manager; a parliamentary candidate.) der Kandidat
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can·di·date
[ˈkændɪdət]
n
1. POL (competitor) Kandidat(in) m(f), Bewerber(in) m(f)
to stand [or AM run] as \candidate for sth für etw akk kandidieren, sich akk um etw akk bewerben
there are three \candidates standing in the election drei Kandidaten stehen zur Wahl; (likely prospect) Anwärter(in) m(f)
2. ECON Bewerber(in) m(f)
3. BRIT, AUS SCH, UNIV Prüfungskandidat(in) m(f), Examenskandidat(in) m(f), Prüfling m
4. (possible choice) [möglicher] Kandidat
this department is a likely \candidate for staff cuts diese Abteilung steht wohl auf der Liste für Personaleinsparungen
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['kndIdeɪt]
1. n (POL)
Kandidat(in) m(f); (= exam candidate also) Prüfling m

to stand as (a) candidate — kandidieren

they are candidates for relegation (Sport) — sie sind Abstiegskandidaten

the obese are prime candidates for heart disease — Fettleibige stehen auf der Liste der Herzinfarktkandidaten ganz oben

2. adj attr

candidate country (for EU membership etc) — Beitrittskandidat f

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candidate [ˈkændıdət; -deıt] s
1. (for) Kandidat(in) (für), Anwärter(in) (auf akk) (beide auch iron), Bewerber(in) (um):
run (bes Br stand) as a candidate for kandidieren für, sich bewerben um;
candidate chemicals infrage kommende oder in engerer Wahl stehende Stoffe; → presidency 2
2. (Prüfungs)Kandidat(in), Prüfling m
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noun
(Polit., examinee) Kandidat, der/Kandidatin, die

candidate for Mayor — Bürgermeisterkandidat/-kandidatin

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n.
Anwärter - m.
Bewerber - m.
Kandidat -en m.

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