candidate

Meanings

Noun

Verb

  • To stand as a candidate for an office, especially a religious one.
  • To make or name (something) a candidate (for use, for study as a next project, for investigation as a possible cause of something, etc).

Origin

  • From Latin candidātus, from candidus + -ātus, in reference to Roman candidates wearing bleached white togas as a symbol of purity at a public forum.

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