Candidate
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A candidate, or nominee, is the prospective recipient of an award or honor, or a person seeking or being considered for some kind of position; for example:
- to be elected to an office — in this case a candidate selection procedure occurs.
- to receive membership in a group
"Nomination" is part of the process of selecting a candidate for either election to an office by a political party,[1] or the bestowing of an honor or award. This person is called a "nominee",[2] though nominee often is used interchangeably with "candidate". A presumptive nominee is a person or organization believes that the nomination is inevitable or likely. The act of being a candidate in a race for either a party nomination or for electoral office is called a "candidacy".[3] Presumptive candidate may be used to describe someone who is predicted to be a formal candidate.
Etymology
Candidate is a derivative of the
In the Roman Catholic Church
Individuals who wish to be received into the
Candidates in elections
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In the context of elections for
Candidates are called "incumbents" if they are already serving in the office for which they are seeking re-election, or "challengers", if they are seeking to replace an incumbent.
In the context of elections for public office in a direct democracy, a candidate can be nominated by any eligible person—and if parliamentary procedures are used, the nomination has to be seconded, i.e., receive agreement from a second person.
Spitzenkandidat
In
In 2014, the major groups represented in the European Parliament and the European Council agreed to apply this process to determine the next President of the European Commission, as a way of the Council "taking account of the results of the European Parliament election" as required by the Union treaties. This led to the appointment and confirmation of Jean-Claude Juncker.[7]
See also
- Age of candidacy
- Paper candidate
- Parachute candidate
- Perennial candidate
- Star candidate
- Write-in candidate
References
- ^ a b Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases, Volume 1, Edition 2, West Publishing Company, 1914, p. 588 p. 618
- ^ "Nominee". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ "Candidacy". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ "Candidate". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ "Candidate (n.)". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ "Christian Initiation of Adults". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ "Commission's Spitzenkandidat process at risk". POLITICO. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.