The state of being a candidate; candidateship.

(software engineering) A version of a program that is nearly ready for release but may still have a few bugs; the status between beta version and release version.

A novel by Voltaire (in which the protagonist shares his moniker with the title.) / The Operetta of the same name, by Leonard Bernstein. / A naive and innocent person.

plural of candidate

The quality of being candid.

An election candidate with little chance of winning, who is added to the ballot for publicity and to increase the number standing.

plural of paper candidate

A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Candace.

(UK, Australia) The condition of becoming a candidate; candidateship.

plural of candidature