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Nominated vs Candidate - What's the difference?

nominated | candidate |

As an adjective nominated

is of or pertaining to someone or something that has received a nomination.

As a verb nominated

is (nominate).

As a noun candidate is

a person who is running in an election or who is applying to a position for a job.

nominated

English

Adjective

(head)
  • of or pertaining to someone or something that has received a nomination
  • The nominated candidates will each give a speech before the election.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (nominate)
  • candidate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who is running in an election or who is applying to a position for a job.
  • A participant in an examination.
  • Something or somebody maybe suitable for or in danger of something or somebody.
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  • , title= Why Does Nature Form Exoplanets Easily? , volume=101, issue=3, page=184, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=In the past two years, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope has located nearly 3,000 exoplanet candidates ranging from sub-Earth-sized minions to gas giants that dwarf our own Jupiter.}}
  • Synonym for candidate gene.
  • Derived terms

    * candidacy * Manchurian candidate

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