Candidate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a politician who is running for public office

someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈændᵻdˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪsˈɛptɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪsˈɛptɪkəl/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈændᵻdˌeɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prospect nominee campaigner

Word Forms

campaign

verb

run, stand, or compete for an office or a position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kandidat

ein Politiker, der für ein öffentliches Amt kandidiert

🇫🇷French

candidat

un homme politique qui se présente à une fonction publique

🇪🇸Spanish

candidato

un político que se postula para un cargo público

🇮🇹Italian

candidato

un politico che si candida a una carica pubblica

🇳🇱Dutch

kandidaat

een politicus die zich kandidaat stelt voor een openbaar ambt

🇵🇹Portuguese

candidato

um político que está concorrendo a um cargo público

🇷🇺Russian

кандидат

политик, баллотирующийся на государственную должность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उम्मीदवार

एक राजनेता जो सार्वजनिक पद के लिए दौड़ रहा है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রার্থী

একজন রাজনীতিবিদ যিনি পাবলিক অফিসের জন্য প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতা করছেন

🇮🇳Tamil

வேட்பாளர்

பொது பதவிக்கு போட்டியிடும் அரசியல்வாதி

🇮🇳Telugu

అభ్యర్థి

ప్రజా పదవి కోసం పోటీ పడుతున్న రాజకీయ నాయకుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

उमेदवार

सार्वजनिक पदासाठी धावणारा राजकारणी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉમેદવાર

એક રાજકારણી જે જાહેર ઓફિસ માટે દોડી રહ્યો છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿ

ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಕಚೇರಿಗೆ ಓಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥാനാർത്ഥി

പബ്ലിക് ഓഫീസിലേക്ക് മത്സരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു രാഷ്ട്രീയക്കാരൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਮੀਦਵਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਸਿਆਸਤਦਾਨ ਜੋ ਜਨਤਕ ਅਹੁਦੇ ਲਈ ਦੌੜ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

امیدوار

ایک سیاست دان جو عوامی عہدے کے لیے انتخاب لڑ رہا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

候选人

竞选公职的政治家

🇯🇵Japanese

候補者

公職に立候補している政治家

🇰🇷Korean

후보자

공직에 출마하는 정치인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ứng viên

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้สมัคร

นักการเมืองที่ลงสมัครรับตำแหน่งในที่สาธารณะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

calon

seorang politisi yang mencalonkan diri untuk jabatan publik

🇵🇭Filipino

kandidato

isang politiko na tumatakbo para sa pampublikong opisina

🇲🇾Malay

calon

seorang ahli politik yang bertanding jawatan awam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مُرَشَّح

سياسي يرشح نفسه لمنصب عام

🇮🇷Persian

نامزد

سیاستمداری که برای مناصب دولتی نامزد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

aday

kamu görevine aday olan bir politikacı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּעֲמָד

פוליטיקאי שמתמודד על תפקיד ציבורי

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