
n.
- A person who seeks or is nominated for an office, prize, or honor.
- A student who has nearly completed the requirements for a degree.
- One that seems likely to gain a certain position or come to a certain fate: young actors who are candidates for stardom; a memorandum that is a good candidate for the trash can.
[Latin candidātus, clothed in white (from the white togas worn by Romans seeking office), candidate, from candidus, white. See candid.]
candidacy can'di·da·cy (-də-sē) or can'di·da·ture' (-də-chʊr', -chər) n.








