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What is a candidate?

What is a candidate? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A person who is running in an election
  2. A person who is applying to a position for a job.
  3. A participant in an examination.
  4. Something or somebody maybe suitable for or in danger of something or somebody.
  5. A synonym for a candidate gene, i.e., a gene which may play a role in a given disease.
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When a candidate says he wants to cut taxes, you can interpret that to mean that he wants to hike tax rates up the wazoo.
In the presidential race, however, a candidate must garner an absolute majority to win office, by holding a second round if necessary.
Ions are arguably the leading candidate for use as qubits in a quantum computer.
Regions where no obvious candidate genes were found are indicated by a question mark.
In 1985, it won an absolute majority, enabling the party's candidate at the time, Oskar Lafontaine, to become state prime minister.
The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate a solid background and interest in quantum physics and condensed matter theory.

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