Definitions from Wiktionary (candidate)

▸ noun:  A person who is running in an election.
▸ noun:  A person who is applying for a job.
▸ noun:  A participant in an examination.
▸ noun:  Something or somebody that may be suitable.
▸ noun:  (genetics) A gene which may play a role in a given disease.
▸ verb:  (uncommon) To stand as a candidate for an office, especially a religious one.
▸ verb:  (nonstandard, chiefly in jargon and non-native speakers' English) To make or name (something) a candidate (for use, for study as a next project, for investigation as a possible cause of something, etc).
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