noun
candidate; contender; prospective choice; option
Refers to a person, thing, place, or idea being considered or listed as a possible choice. Common in politics, hiring, prizes, planning, and everyday selection.
委員長の候補が三人いる。
There are three candidates for committee chair.
旅行先の
We made a list of possible travel destinations.
noun
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.
彼は市長選の候補に立った。
He stood as a candidate in the mayoral election.
彼女は健康上の理由で候補を辞退した。
She declined the nomination for health reasons.