立りっ候こう補ほ者しゃ

noun

candidate (for an election)

Refers specifically to a person who has officially declared their candidacy in an election.

• 彼かれは市し長ちょう選せん挙きょの立りっ候こう補ほ者しゃです。

  He is a candidate in the mayoral election.

• 立りっ候こう補ほ者しゃの数かずが過か去こ最さい多たになった。

  The number of candidates reached a record high.