candidato — meaning in English

English meaning

• applicant noun Someone who formally requests something, such as a job, loan, or place at a school.
• candidate noun A person seeking to be elected or appointed to a position.
• pretender noun Someone who claims a right to a position, especially a throne, though the claim is often disputed.

Senses

candidato is used for these senses in English:

• applicant One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner.
• candidate (originally, jargon) A participant in an examination. [from 1690s]
• pretender A claimant to a throne or the office of a ruler; originally in a neutral sense, but now always applied to a claimant who is held to have no just title.

candidate — full definition

1. noun A person seeking to be elected or appointed to a position.
2. noun Someone or something well suited for a particular purpose or outcome.

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