候補者|こうほしゃkouhosha

1. nouncandidate; applicant
   彼かれらは皆みなその候補者こうほしゃを応援おうえんした。↗

   They all boosted the candidate.

• Related候補こうほNeutralBroader than 「候補者」: it can denote candidacy or a candidate option, and applies to things as well, as in 「優勝候補」.
• Related立候補者りっこうほしゃNeutralSpecifically a person who has declared to run in an election, as in 「立候補者の演説」; its use is centred on elections.

Use 「候補者」 for a person nominated or up for selection. 「立候補者」 is for someone who has declared to run in an election; 「候補」 is the general word, covering candidacy, options and even things like 「優勝候補」.

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1. 選えらばれる対象たいしょうとなる者もの。