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The Candidate (play)
A candidate is a person or thing seeking or being considered for some kind of position: Candidate may also refer to: * Candidate solution, in mathematics * Candidates Tournament, a qualification event for the World Chess Championship * Candidate (degree) Film * The Candidate (1959 film), ''The Candidate'' (1959 film), an Argentine drama film * The Candidate (1964 film), ''The Candidate'' (1964 film) by Robert Angus, aka ''Party Girls for the Candidate'', aka ''The Playmates and the Candidate'' * The Candidate (1972 film), ''The Candidate'' (1972 film) by Michael Ritchie, with Robert Redford * The Candidate (1980 film), ''The Candidate'' (1980 film) by Stefan Aust, Alexander Kluge, Volker Schlöndorff, Alexander von Eschwege, German title: ''Der Kandidat'' * The Candidate (1998 film), ''The Candidate'' (1998 film), Taiwanese film by Neil Peng * The Candidate (2008 film), ''The Candidate'' (2008 film) by Kasper Barfoed, Danish title: ''Kandidaten'' * Candidate (2013 film), ''Candidat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candidate
A candidate, or nominee, is the prospective recipient of an award or honor, or a person seeking or being considered for some kind of position; for example: * to be elected to an office — in this case a candidate selection procedure occurs. * to receive membership in a group " Nomination" is part of the process of selecting a candidate for either election to an office by a political party,''Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases,'' Volume 1, Edition 2, West Publishing Company, 1914p. 588 or the bestowing of an honor or award. This person is called a "nominee", though nominee often is used interchangeably with "candidate". A presumptive nominee is a person or organization believes that the nomination is inevitable or likely. The act of being a candidate in a race for either a party nomination or for electoral office is called a "candidacy". Presumptive candidate may be used to describe someone who is predicted to be a formal candidate. Etymology ''Candidate' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |