plural of candidate

simple past tense and past participle of candidate

A novel by Voltaire (in which the protagonist shares his moniker with the title.) / The Operetta of the same name, by Leonard Bernstein. / A naive and innocent person.

The quality of being candid.

A person who is running in an election. / A person who is applying for a job. / A participant in an examination. / Something or somebody that may be suitable.

(uncommon) To stand as a candidate for an office, especially a religious one.

plural of candid

(comparatively rare) candidness

Of or pertaining to the genus Candida of yeasts.

(US, colloquial) The taking of the position of a candidate; specifically, the preaching of a clergyman with a view to settlement.