Candidate and Delegate

Candidate

Candidate noun - One who seeks an office, honor, position, or award.

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Delegate and candidate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Delegate" instead a noun "Candidate".

Nearby Words: candidacy, candidature, candida

Delegate noun - A person sent on a mission to represent another.

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Candidate and delegate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Candidate" instead a noun "Delegate".

single	single candidate	single delegate
popular	popular candidate	popular delegate
male	male candidate	male delegate
new	new candidate	new delegate
Other adjectives: Republican.

At the end, the former, played by Henry Fonda, throws the votes of his pledged delegate behind a dark horse candidate to deny the latter, a corrupt and ruthless politician played by Cliff Robertson, the nomination.

Source: Harsher In Hindsight / Film

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