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candidat
candidate /kandiˈdat/
noun#4278 most common
Also: applicant, contender
Example sentences
El este candidat la alegeri.
He is a candidate in the elections.
Candidatul a vorbit la televizor.
The candidate spoke on television.
Mulți candidați s-au înscris la concurs.
Many candidates signed up for the competition.
Comisia a intervievat fiecare candidat în parte.
The committee interviewed each candidate individually.
Dezbaterea dintre candidați a fost extrem de tensionată.
The debate between the candidates was extremely tense.
Deși sondajele îl arătau drept favorit, candidatul a pierdut alegerile din cauza scandalului de corupție.
Although the polls showed him as the favorite, the candidate lost the election because of the corruption scandal.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | candidat | candidați |
| Genitive | candidatului | candidaților |
| Accusative | candidat | candidați |
| Vocative | candidatule | candidaților |
Word family
a candidato run for office, to apply
candidaturăcandidacy, application
candidatăfemale candidate
candidcandid, naive
Etymology
The word entered Romanian from French "candidat", which came from Latin "candidatus", meaning clothed in white. In ancient Rome, men seeking public office wore a specially whitened toga to signal their bid, and the term for that garment became the term for the office-seeker himself. The Latin adjective traces back to "candidus", white or shining.
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