candidat

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /kən.diˈdat/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /kan.diˈdat/

candidat m (plural candidats, feminine candidata)

1. candidate

From Latin candidātus (“a person who is standing for public office”), the perfect passive participle of candidare, from candidus (“candid, white”), in reference to Roman candidates wearing bleached white togas as a symbol of purity at a public forum.

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.di.da/

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• Homophone: candidats

candidat m (plural candidats, feminine candidate)

1. candidate

• “candidat” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

From Latin candidātus (“a person who is standing for public office”), from candidus (“candid, white”), in reference to Roman candidates wearing bleached white togas as a symbol of purity at a public forum.

candidat m (plural candidats, feminine candidate)

1. (Jersey) candidate