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- noun Plural form of
candidate .
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Examples
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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
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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.
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Hideous lies about the opponent and vagaries from the candidates is about all we tend to get.
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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.
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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.
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Above the faces of the candidates is a box that says "State".
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What we are waiting from all the candidates is the convincing arguments come November and why we should vote for any of them. joseph
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Of course, the personna of the candidates is a major factor.
Sound Politics: Schumer: Dems Can Ride Middle-Class "Angst" Into White House
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This time he's going after what he calls the candidates 'embarrassing positions on Cuba.
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'The biggest divide between the candidates is their stances on vouchers, Dornan explains.
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