Candid vs. Candidate — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Candid and Candidate
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Candid
Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward
In private, I gave them my candid opinion. ].
Candidate
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, or the bestowing of an honor or award.
Candid
Impartial and free from prejudice.
Candidate
A person who seeks or is nominated for an office, prize, or honor.
Candid
Straightforward, open and sincere.
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Candidate
A student who has nearly completed the requirements for a degree.
Candid
Not posed or rehearsed.
Candidate
One that seems likely to gain a certain position or come to a certain fate
Young actors who are candidates for stardom.
A memorandum that is a good candidate for the trash can.
Candid
A spontaneous or unposed photograph.
His portraits looked stiff and formal but his candids showed life being lived.
Candidate
A person who is running in an election.
Smith announced he was the party's candidate for the next election.
Candid
White.
The box receives all black; but poured from thence,The stones came candid forth, the hue of innocence.
Candidate
A person who is applying for a job.
All candidates who miss the deadline or make a spelling mistake in their applications are automatically rejected.
Candid
Free from undue bias; disposed to think and judge according to truth and justice, or without partiality or prejudice; fair; just; impartial; as, a candid opinion.
Candidate
A participant in an examination.
Candidates must remain silent for the entirety of the exam.
Candid
Open; frank; ingenuous; outspoken.
Candidate
Something or somebody that may be suitable.
After being presented with various suitors, she decided none of the candidates were the kind of man she was looking for.
Candid
Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion;
Blunt talking and straight shooting
A blunt New England farmer
I gave them my candid opinion
Forthright criticism
A forthright approach to the problem
Tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank
It is possible to be outspoken without being rude
Plainspoken and to the point
A point-blank accusation
Candidate
(genetics) A gene which may play a role in a given disease.
Candid
Informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared;
A candid photograph
A candid interview
Candidate
(uncommon) To stand as a candidate for an office, especially a religious one.
Candid
Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness;
His candid eyes
An open and trusting nature
A heart-to-heart talk
Candidate
To make or name (something) a candidate (for use, for study as a next project, for investigation as a possible cause of something, etc).
Candid
Starkly realistic;
I have never lacked candid critics in my own ranks
Candidate
One who offers himself, or is put forward by others, as a suitable person or an aspirant or contestant for an office, privilege, or honor; as, a candidate for the office of governor; a candidate for holy orders; a candidate for scholastic honors.
Candidate
A politician who is running for public office
Candidate
Someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
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