amerikai:
brit:
1. A person who is running in an election.
2. A person who is applying for a job.
3. A participant in an examination.
4. Something or somebody that may be suitable.
5. A gene which may play a role in a given disease.
1. To stand as a candidate for an office, especially a religious one.
2. (chiefly in jargon and NNES) To make or name (something) a candidate (for use, for study as a next project, for investigation as a possible cause of something, etc).