There are three candidates for committee chair.
We made a list of possible travel destinations.
candidacy; nomination
Abstract use for the status or act of being put forward as a candidate. Often appears in set-like phrases such as 候補に立つ, 候補に挙がる, and 候補を辞退する.
He stood as a candidate in the mayoral election.
She declined the nomination for health reasons.
Her name has come up as a candidate for the next president.
He decided to stand as a candidate in the mayoral election.
We narrowed the travel destination candidates down to three at the meeting.
He withdrew his candidacy for health reasons.
He is said to be a strong candidate to win.
candidate; applicant
all candidates