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Candidate
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) One who offers himself, or is put forward by others, as a suitable person or an aspirant or contestant for an office, privilege, or honor; as, a candidate for the office of governor; a candidate for holy orders; a candidate for scholastic honors.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Candidate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/candidate.html. 1828.