candidates
People seeking office
Candidates is the plural of candidate—people being considered for a position, award, or selection.
Job candidates interview for positions.
Political candidates run for office.
Candidates for an award are nominees.
The word extends to things under consideration: Several candidates for the bug fix have been proposed.
A doctoral candidate has completed coursework and is working on a dissertation.
Culled selection for review
- finalistsLast competitors standing
- contendersThose seeking to win
- vettingEvaluating suitability through investigation
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
criteria · panel · deliberation · judging · merit · suitability · evaluation · ranking
Voting document
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- votingFormally registering a choice
- pollsOpinion surveys or voting sites
- democracyRule by the people
debate · platform · caucus · primary · electorate · incumbent · challenger · frontrunner
Career summary document
- interviewFormal questioning session
- qualificationsProof of competence
- positionLocation or stance
- vacancyUnoccupied space or position
hiring · recruitment · employment · screening · onboarding · credentials · cover letter · job fair
shortlist
Culled selection for review
- finalistsLast competitors standing
- contendersThose seeking to win
- vettingEvaluating suitability through investigation
assessment · criteria · panel · deliberation · judging · merit · suitability · evaluation · ranking · elimination
ballot
Voting document
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- votingFormally registering a choice
- pollsOpinion surveys or voting sites
democracy · debate · platform · caucus · primary · electorate · incumbent · challenger · frontrunner · constituents
resume
Career summary document
- interviewFormal questioning session
- qualificationsProof of competence
- positionLocation or stance
vacancy · hiring · recruitment · employment · screening · onboarding · credentials · cover letter · job fair · headhunter
audition
Trial performance for selection
up-and-coming · rookies · proteges · newcomers · hopefuls · underdogs · favorites · scouts · showcase · tryout
- democracyvote, voting, election, elections, ballot
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, polls, election day
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- votingballot, vote, voters, ballots, voter
- candidatesnominee, nominees, contender, contenders, hopeful
- debatesmoderator, podium, lectern, rebuttal, rebuttals
candidatesselectors
Things that pick
hiring managers · interviewers · evaluators · judges · recruiters
candidateswinners
Those who prevail
selectees · appointees · chosen ones · rejects · losers
- 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