“Candidate” in German
“Candidate” in German is der Kandidat. Also: der Anwärter, der Bewerber, die Kandidatin.
German translations
- der KandidatNoun
candidate
des Kandidaten, die Kandidaten
Der Kandidat der Republikaner gewann die Wahl.The Republican candidate won the election.
More → - der AnwärterNoun
candidate (of male or unspecified sex)
des Anwärters, die Anwärter
More → - der BewerberNoun
applicant
des Bewerbers, die Bewerber
Bewerber müssen unter dreißig Jahre alt sein.Applicants must be under thirty years old.
More → - die KandidatinNoun
female candidate
der Kandidatin, die Kandidatinnen
Sie haben die hässliche Kandidatin nicht eingestellt.They didn't hire the ugly candidate.
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Phrases
- dieErststimmecandidate vote (in the German electoral system, the vote cast for a specific local candidate in a constituency)
- derSpitzenkandidatlead candidate (the first candidate on an electoral list, who is often the leader of the respective political party, or the person designated to lead the government in the event of the party winning the election)
- kandidierenbe a candidate
- derDoktorandPh.D. candidate
- derOppositionskandidatopposition candidate
- derPromovenddoctoral candidate
- derWahlkandidatelectoral candidate
- derJobanwärterjob candidate
- derStellenanwärterjob applicant, job candidate