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Contexts ▼▲ A person who applies for a job or is nominated for election A person taking an examination A person or thing regarded as suitable for or likely to receive a particular fate, treatment, or position Appointment for responsibility A person appointed to act for, or to represent, a group That which has been selected from a range, or the act of selecting … more ▼ ▲ Noun ▲ A person who applies for a job or is nominated for election contender applicant aspirant contestant nominee possibility suitor competitor runner applier campaigner claimant entrant expectant hopeful job-seeker possible prospect seeker interviewee postulant pretender solicitant bidder handshaker job applicant job-hunter office-seeker petitioner pothunter prospective employee stumper successor whistle-stopper write-in dark horse favorite son possible choice participant player suppliant appellant supplicant challenger inquirer pleader wannabe entry solicitor opponent aspirer plaintiff claimer pretendant rival beseecher bet catch auditioner selectee designee competition examinee customer athlete racer prospective student litigant appointee striver dream activist requester lobbyist asker requestor nomination job seeker office seeker job hunter participator combatant favoriteUS warrior member scrapper battler contester favouriteUK fighter would-be beggar mendicant tryhard humble person autodidact automath try hard self-improver more ❯ “He lost the election in the end to the candidate jointly nominated by the opposition parties.” Noun ▲ A person taking an examination entrant examinee adversary rival antagonist opposer competitor foe enemy opposition challenger disputant objector dissenter critic combatant contender fellow contestant fellow competitor contestant dissident other competitor dissentient other candidate con bidder litigant counteragent anti dark horse oppugnant opponent other contestant the opposition player bandit assailant match other player aspirant “He would scribble in the margins of the examination papers to tell the candidate what he had done and why.” Noun ▲ A person or thing regarded as suitable for or likely to receive a particular fate, treatment, or position bet prospect catch partner match prospective husband prospective wife “Well I don't know if an artist like myself would make such a great candidate for leadership.” Noun ▲ Appointment for responsibility nomination appointment choice designation election proposal recommendation selection suggestion nominee submission naming appointee delegate representative officeholder office-holder choosing assignment delegation determination allotment adoption commission specification designating installation appointing picking ordination deputation voting in authorizationUS fixing authorisationUK assignation stipulation electing nominating induction deputization deputizingUS co-opting deputisingUK setting arrangement establishment allocation settlement prescription ascription attribution a decision about administration appropriation earmarking accrediting evaluation selecting decision judgmentUS verdict judgementUK appraisal discrimination distinction rating vote say commissioning engagement detailing assigning empowering certification approval opening promotion co-option Noun ▲ A person appointed to act for, or to represent, a group representative congressman congresswoman assemblyperson congressperson diplomat legislator member minister official politician senator statesman stateswoman assemblyman assemblywoman councillorUK lawmaker officeholder parliamentarian councilman councilorUS councilperson councilwoman counsellorUK counselorUS governor lawgiver policymaker speaker backbencher frontbencher orator statesperson elected official Member public servant council member Member of Congress office bearer office seeker Party member political figure senate member member of parliament Member of Parliament political leader member of Congress MP M.P. office-bearer politico leader handshaker boss republican pol baby-kisser President democrat partisan chieftain grandstander whistle-stopper solon deputy administrator aldermember assemblymember senior politician elder statesman national leader respected political figure éminence grise grand old man GOM more ❯ Noun ▲ That which has been selected from a range, or the act of selecting selection choice option pick preference decision determination bet choosing call election picking selecting chosen nominee appointee elect alternative favoriteUS plan favouriteUK course of action cup of tea discretion way volition druthers nomination say resolution conclusion first choice ruling judgmentUS judgementUK will answer verdict evaluation decree opinion resolve commitment liberty recommendation settlement thing fave solution vote bag possibility top of the list assessment understanding deliverance pet like wish compromise fallback contingency diagnosis go-to yes or no yea or nay resort recourse opportunity route substitute weapon of choice replacement substitution way out possible course of action order adjudication priority preferment favourUK appraisal favorUS best cream elite prime flower pride royalty fat aristocracy prize pink illuminati jewel finest priesthood treasure top gem pearl choicest tops select aces A-list upper crust jewel in the crown corps d'elite crème de la crème cream of the crop best choice top choice pick of the litter more ❯ Find more words! 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