A candidate is the prospective recipient of an award or honor or a person seeking or being considered for some kind of position; for example:

• to be elected to an office — in this case a candidate selection procedure occurs. An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize Excellence in a certain field a certificate of excellence An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office An official is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless whether it carries an actual working space with it in an Organisation or
• to receive membership in a group

Nomination is part of the process of selecting a candidate for either election to an office, or the bestowing of an honor or award. In Sociology, a group can be defined as two or more Humans that interact with one another accept expectations and obligations as members of the group and share a An office is generally a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an Organization with specific duties attached

The act of being a candidate in a race is called a candidacy.

"Candidate" is a derivative of the Latin "candida" (white). Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye In Ancient Rome, people running for political office would usually wear togas chalked and bleached to be bright white at speeches, debates, conventions, and other public functions. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC This article is about the aviation term for the Roman garment see Toga. Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured deliberate manner intended to inform influence or entertain the listeners Debate ( American English) or debating ( British English) is a formal method of interactive and position representational Argument. In Politics, a political convention is a meeting of a Political party, typically to select party candidates Public is of or pertaining to the people relating to or affecting a nation state or community opposed to private; as the public treasury a road or lake A ceremony is an activity infused with Ritual significance performed on a special occasion

Candidates in elections

In the context of elections for public office in a representational partisan democracy, a candidate who has been selected by a political party is normally said to be the nominee of that party. Public administration can be broadly described as the development implementation and study of branches of government Policy. A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral The party's selection (that is, the nomination) is typically accomplished either based on one or more primary elections according to the rules of the party and any applicable election laws. A primary election ( nominating primary) also referred to simply as a primary, is an election in which voters in a Jurisdiction select candidates Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society

In the context of elections for public office in a direct democracy, a candidate can be nominated by any eligible person -- and if parliamentary procedures are used, the nomination has to be seconded, i. Direct Democracy is a movement within the British Conservative Party dedicated to localism and Constitutional reform as a means of reviving public e. , receive agreement from a second person.

In some non-partisan representative systems (e. g. , administrative elections of the Bahá'í Faith), no nominations (or campaigning, electioneering, etc. The Bahá'í Faith is a Religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in nineteenth-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind ) take place at all, with voters free to choose any person at the time of voting--with some possible exceptions such as through a minimum age requirement--in the jurisdiction. In such cases, it is not required (or even possible) that the members of the electorate be familiar with all of the eligible persons in their area, though such systems may involve indirect elections at larger geographic levels to ensure that some first-hand familiarity among potential electees can exist at these levels (i. e. , among the elected delegates).

A person may also be directly nominated for a post without having to be elected.

Presumed advantages of nominations

• Although a nominee need not have sought appointment himself or herself (presumably the existence of a system of nominating others implies that a person desiring the position would not (or could not) necessarily seek out a post themselves), nominations frequently occur in the context of elections with the active awareness of the nominee. An awareness beforehand of the willingness of the would-be candidate to accept the post might be seen as at least a time-saving advantage and an indicator of their confidence in being able to handle the job (if not a minimal indicator in their competence to handle the job).
• Having a narrowed down set of choices would allow people to study the positions, character, etc. of the nominated choices before making their choice.
• In typically bi-partisan systems, the competitive process is seen to promote moderate candidates (as they are believed to be able to have the best chance to capture the vote for their party and have a broader appeal across the voting spectrum).

Presumed disadvantages of nominations

• The nomination process may limit the choices open to the voters at the time of voting.
• The limited number of choices may lead to voter disenfranchisement and lackluster participation.
• Nominations (and the often associated electioneering and campaigning) are seen to more often elect self-aggrandizing, self-seeking, and deal-making individuals, instead of humble, selfless, and conscience-voting/independent-minded persons. As such, some often less assertive or media-shy (yet potentially capable) groups such as women, certain ethnic groups, or skilled technocrats may tend to be overlooked in such a process, especially when the nomination process is allowed to be followed by campaigning. Technocracy: A form of government in which scientists and technical experts are in control "technocracy is described as that society in which those who govern justify themselves

See also

• Paper candidate
• Parachute candidate
• Perennial candidate
• Sleeper candidate
• Résumé candidate
• Write-in candidate
• Presumptive nominee

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