Akademik

candidate
noun /'kæn.dɪdət,kæn.dɪd'eɪt/
a) A person who is running in an election or who is applying to a position for a job.
b) A participant in an examination.
See Also: candelabrum, candela, candid, candle, candlepower, candlestick, chandler, chandlery

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