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noun

aspirant, possible choice, nominee, applicant, suitor, political contestant, office-seeker, hopeful, competitor, bidder, place-hunter, solicitor, petitioner, claimant, job-hunter, front-runner, dark horse, running mate, favorite son, campaigner, stumper*; see also contestant.

See candidate in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

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