| Main Entry: | candidate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person desiring political office, job |
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applicant, aspirant, bidder, claimant, competitor, contender, contestant, dark horse, entrant, favorite son, handshaker, hopeful*, job-hunter, nominee, office-seeker, petitioner, possibility, possible choice, pothunter, runner, seeker, solicitant, stumper, successor, suitor, whistle-stopper, write-in |
| Main Entry: | opponent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person with whom one competes |
Synonyms: |
adversary, antagonist, anti*, aspirant, assailant, bandit*, bidder, candidate, challenger, competitor, con, contestant, counteragent, dark horse, disputant, dissentient, enemy, entrant, foe, litigant, match, opposer, opposition, oppugnant, player, rival |
Antonyms: |
ally, associate, colleague, helper |
| Main Entry: | opposer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opponent |
Synonyms: |
adversary, antagonist, anti*, aspirant, assailant, bandit*, bidder, candidate, challenger, competitor, con, contestant, counteragent, dark horse, disputant, dissentient, enemy, entrant, foe, litigant, match, opposition, oppositionist, oppugnant, player, resister, rival |
| Main Entry: | oppositionist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opponent |
Synonyms: |
adversary, antagonist, anti*, aspirant, assailant, bandit*, bidder, candidate, challenger, competitor, con, contestant, counteragent, dark horse, disputant, dissentient, enemy, entrant, foe, litigant, match, opposer, opposition, oppugnant, player, resister, rival |
| Main Entry: | resister |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opponent |
Synonyms: |
adversary, antagonist, anti*, aspirant, assailant, bandit*, bidder, candidate, challenger, competitor, con, contestant, counteragent, dark horse, disputant, dissentient, enemy, entrant, foe, litigant, match, opposer, opposition, oppositionist, oppugnant, player, rival |
| Concept: | Opponent. |
| Category: | 1. Conditional antagonism |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
opponent, antagonist, adversary; adverse party, opposition; enemy; assailant., oppositionist, obstructive; brawler, wrangler, brangler, disputant; filibuster [U.S.], obstructionist., malcontent; Jacobin, Fenian; demagogue, reactionist., rival, competitor.
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Antonyms: |
auxiliary |
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