Candidate
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A person who is running in an election or who is applying to a position for a job. A participant in an examination.
Example sentence: You can't let a candidate run for too long. He will be dragged along, cut apart, put back together and ripped to shreds again - from both the political opponents and the media.
Prospect
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.Any player whose rights are owned by a professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team.The facade of an organ.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To search, as for gold.
Example sentence: Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.