5
possibility(noun, person, job)
4
favorite son(noun, expression, idiom, person, job)
4
solicitant(noun, person, desire, job)
4
solicitor(noun, entry, competitor, contestant, petitioner)
4
supplicant(noun, desire, petitioner, requester)
3
contender(noun, person, job, competitor, participant)
3
appointee(noun, job, choice, post, employment)
3
devotee(noun, desire)
3
lover(noun, desire)
3
match(noun, opposition, rival, opponent, enemy)
3
office-seeker(noun, person, job, government)
3
opponent(noun, person, match, opposition, rival)
3
stumper(noun, person, job)
3
suppliant(noun, hunter, petitioner, interviewee, supplicant)
3
votary(noun, desire)
2
activist(noun, government, supplicant, requester)
2
application
2
student
1
applier
1
aspect
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