Candidate and Entrant

Candidate

Candidate noun - One who seeks an office, honor, position, or award.
Usage example: each candidate for town council was allowed to speak at the candidates' forum
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Synonyms for Candidate

Entrant is a synonym for candidate in job topic. In some cases you can use "Entrant" instead a noun "Candidate", when it comes to topics like contender, examinee.

Nearby Words: candidacy, candidature, candida

Entrant

Entrant noun - Someone who enters.
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Synonyms for Entrant

Candidate is a synonym for entrant in competitor topic. You can use "Candidate" instead a noun "Entrant", if it concerns topics such as starting new activity.

Nearby Word: entrance

How words are described

fellow fellow candidate fellow entrant
female female candidate female entrant
single single candidate single entrant
male male candidate male entrant
Other adjectives: serious, new, next, last.
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