Candidate

[mcgillianaire]

"person who seeks or is put forward for an office by election or appointment," c. 1600, from Latin candidatus "one aspiring to office," originally "white-robed," past participle of candidare "to make white or bright," from candidus past participle of candere "to shine." Office-seekers in ancient Rome wore white togas.

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