candidate
Hopeful for position
A candidate is someone being considered for a position, award, or selection.
Political candidates seek office; job candidates compete for employment.
The word extends to things under consideration: The building is a candidate for demolition.
A doctoral candidate has completed coursework and is writing a dissertation.
Anything that seems likely to meet some fate can be called a candidate for it: That old car is a candidate for the junkyard.
Career summary document
- interviewFormal questioning session
- qualificationsProof of competence
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
portfolio · references · position · vacancy · shortlist · recruitment · screening · background check
Organized effort toward goal
- electionOrganized public voting
- ballotVoting document
- voterBallot-casting citizen
- primaryChief in importance
caucus · nomination · platform · debate · incumbent · challenger · electorate · constituency
Seeking to achieve
- ambitiousStrongly desiring achievement
- contenderOne competing seriously
- frontrunnerLeading candidate or competitor
- underdogPresumed loser beforehand
dark horse · prospect · entrant · runner · finalist · semifinalist · competitor · nominee
resume
Career summary document
- interviewFormal questioning session
- qualificationsProof of competence
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
experience · portfolio · references · position · vacancy · shortlist · recruitment · screening · background check · skills
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
primary · caucus · nomination · platform · debate · incumbent · challenger · electorate · constituency · rally
aspiring
Seeking to achieve
- ambitiousStrongly desiring achievement
- contenderOne competing seriously
- frontrunnerLeading candidate or competitor
underdog · dark horse · prospect · entrant · runner · finalist · semifinalist · competitor · nominee · selectee
promising
Showing signs of success
- prospectiveExpected in the future
- likelyHaving good odds
- possibleAble to occur
probable · suitable · eligible · qualified · viable · worthy · fit · appropriate · prime · ideal
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- democracyvote, voting, election, elections, ballot
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, polls, election day
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
- applicantsvisa applicant, loan applicant, hopeful, prospect, interviewee
- campaigningcampaign signs, canvassing, campaign manager, fundraising, campaign ad
candidateincumbent
Current position holder
officeholder · elected official · office-holder · appointee · lame duck
- presidential candidatePerson seeking executive office
- job candidate
- write-in candidateManually added ballot option
- independent candidateUnaffiliated person seeking office
- doctoral candidatePerson pursuing doctorate
- third party candidateNon-major-affiliation electoral contender