Definition of "candidates" []

• Plural form of candidate. (noun)

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• "In a “majority vote wins” election, voting for anyone other than one of the two-most-likely-to-win candidates is throwing your vote away. perhaps it is time for you to move to some quiet place where the leaders are chosen by a complex method of rock, paper, scissors"
• "Liverpool move up to eighth, and will practically be on the tails of the title candidates if they can overcome managerless Newcastle United on Saturday."
• "The code word drips appeal and imagery in the ads and the campaign stump shouts from the candidates is a surefire sell for a bitter reason."