candidate
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a politician who is running for public office
Types & categories
- politico hypernym
- dark horse hyponym
- favorite son hyponym
- running mate hyponym
- spoiler hyponym
- stalking-horse hyponym
- write-in hyponym
Related & opposite
- campaign derivation
Sense 2 noun
someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
Types & categories
- person hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | campaign |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | politico |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dark horse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | favorite son |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | running mate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spoiler |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stalking-horse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | write-in |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | person |