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What is the noun for candidates?

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candidate
  1. A person who is running in an election
  2. A person who is applying to a position for a job.
  3. A participant in an examination.
  4. Something or somebody maybe suitable for or in danger of something or somebody.
  5. A synonym for a candidate gene, i.e., a gene which may play a role in a given disease.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “The perfect cover letter shows how your unique combination of character, skill, and experience makes you the perfect candidate for the job.”
      “He lost the election in the end to the candidate jointly nominated by the opposition parties.”
      “He would scribble in the margins of the examination papers to tell the candidate what he had done and why.”
candidating
  1. (US, colloquial) The taking of the position of a candidate; specifically, the preaching of a clergyman with a view to settlement.
candidature
  1. The condition of becoming a candidate.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “No body has any authority to withdraw my candidature from the Parliamentary election.”
      “The country yesterday supported India's candidature for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council.”
      “But she was not prepared for the treatment meted out by the villagers, once her candidature became public knowledge.”
candidacy
  1. The state of being a candidate.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Since when has religion and one's personal spiritual belief become the focal point of a candidacy?”
      “According to the poll, 86 percent of voters are now aware of his candidacy.”
      “The newcomer to the poll is the write-in candidate Alex Murphy, whose unofficial candidacy gets wholehearted support from me.”
candidateship
  1. Candidacy.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Could it be that Mr Ashburton had some other contest or candidateship in store for himself which he had not told her about?”
      “For Mr. Trenchard, besides the wondrously sweetening power of his candidateship, came of a very ancient name in Dorsetshire.”
      “We will keep you  informed each time we propose your candidateship to a potential employer.”
candidateships
candidatures
  1. plural of candidature
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Section 19 modifies the rules on joint ticket candidatures at elections, permitting the use of an emblem of one of the parties or a combined emblem on ballot papers.”
candidates
  1. plural of candidate
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The press abets the hoax because it must report what candidates say and because it favors campaign combat over substance.”
      “The first ab initio candidates will be selected by the middle of next month.”
      “Other candidates either showed no detectable wobble, or else the results were indeterminate.”
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