noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ potential , prospective
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Prospective parliamentary ~s met party leaders last week.
▪ likely , possible , qualified , suitable , viable , worthy
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She's a likely ~ for promotion.
▪ excellent , good , ideal , obvious , perfect , prime , promising , strong
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This is a prime ~ for best movie of the year.
▪ leading , top
▪ unlikely , unsuitable
▪ successful
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The successful ~ will be fluent in French and German.
▪ losing , unsuccessful
▪ congressional , gubernatorial ( AmE ), mayoral , parliamentary , presidential , prime-ministerial
▪ doctoral ( AmE ), PhD ( esp. AmE )
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Elena is a doctoral ~ at Johns Hopkins University.
▪ Conservative , Democratic , etc.
VERB + CANDIDATE
▪ put yourself forward as , stand as ( esp. BrE )
▪
She decided to stand as a ~ in the local elections.
▪ field , nominate , put up , run
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Our organization is putting up five ~s in the elections.
▪ back , endorse , favour/favor , support , vote for
▪ consider , interview , screen
▪ choose , elect , select
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The committee will select the best ~ for the job.
▪ reject
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We rejected most of the ~s as unsuitable.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
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She was the only ~ for the post.