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Candidate

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means a person who applies for a job or is nominated for election
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Stage 1 of 2
candidus
Latin · ancient
"white, shining"
literally white, since Roman office-seekers wore bright white togas to stand out
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Stage 2 of 2
candidate
English · 1600s
"a person seeking office or a position"
settled as the word for someone seeking office or a position
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