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Used with adjectives:
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All potential candidates will be notified by email."
(potential, prospective, possible, likely)
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We think she is a qualified candidate for the job."
(qualified, suitable, viable, worthy, unlikely, unsuitable, terrible)
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He is certainly an excellent candidate for this position."
(excellent, good, ideal, obvious, perfect, promising, strong)
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The leading candidate must be careful not to make any mistakes."
(leading, top)
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Which congressional candidate do you prefer?"
(congressional, mayoral, presidential, senate)
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Our teacher is a doctoral candidate."
(doctoral, PhD, Nobel Prize)
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He always votes for the conservative candidate."
(conservative, liberal, Democratic, Republican, Independent, Socialist, best, worst)
Used with verbs:
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How are the candidates chosen?"
(chosen, elected, picked, selected)
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The candidate was rejected because he lied on his resume."
(be + rejected, be + eliminated)
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When will they nominate their candidate?"
(nominate, back, endorse, support, vote for)
Used with prepositions:
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He was the only suitable candidate for the job."
(for)
