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a candidate is a person who is selected by others as a contestant for an office , honor , etc . while a nominee is a person nominated , as to run for elective office or fill a particular post.
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A candidate is someone who is seeking a particular position or award, while a nominee is someone who has been officially proposed or suggested for a position or award. Essentially, a nominee is a candidate who has been selected as the preferred choice by a party or committee.
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A what is a person who seeks office?
A person who runs for public office is a candidate, like a presidential candidate.
What do you call someone standing for election?
Party Nominee (Novanet)
On what basis are vice presidential candidates chosen by major parties?
The vice presidential candidate is chosen by the party's presidential nominee. The presidential nominee will often pick a vice presidential candidate by choosing someone who complements them and whose strengths cover the nominee's weakness. For example, Obama, a relatively young and inexperienced candidate, chose Joe Biden, an older, experienced politician.
Where does a presidential candidate becomes a party nominee in the US?
at the party's National Convention
What is difference between primary candidate and candidate key?
don't ask me I'm trying to find out to but i think it has something to do with the government
What is the difference between guardian and nominee?
A guardian need not necessarily be a nominee, rather can at best be an appointee when the later is a minor. A guardian can legally be empowered to look after the interests of orphans by the Honorable Court.
Is an elector required to vote for the candidate of his or her party?
Any electoral college elector has the right to officaly support their political party's presidential nominee/candidate.
When is the vice-president candidate officially chosen?
They are chosen soon after the presidential nominee has been chosen.
What is the difference between nominating and electing a candidate?
When a person is nominated they are put up as a candidate, but they are not elected until there is an election and voted into office by the people voting.
What is the difference between sainthood and canonization?
Canonization is the Church's process of investigating a candidate to raise them to sainthood.
Who is the Democratic Party presidential candidate and vice presidential candidate?
Joseph Biden , the incumbent is running for another term as VP.
Who was the democratic candidate 12004?
If you mean 2004, it was John Kerry.
