A person put forward as a candidate — for a position, prize, election, or selection.
市長選には三人の候補者が立っています。
Three candidates are running in the mayoral election.
採用試験の結果、最終候補者に残った。
After the recruitment tests I remained as a final candidate.
候補者の中から最も適任な人を選ぶ必要がある。
We need to choose the most suitable person from among the candidates.