| nominee(noun, person, choice, post) |
| applicant(noun, person, desire, seek) |
| aspirant(noun, person, desire, opposition) |
| competitor(noun, person, opposition, application) |
| hopeful(noun, adjective, person, informal) |
| seeker(noun, person, seek, runner) |
| suitor(noun, person, runner, hunter) |
| claimant(noun, person, opponent, runner) |
| contestant(noun, person, opposition, application) |
| entrant(noun, person, opposition, application) |
| bidder(noun, person, match, opposition) |
| petitioner(noun, person, seek, entry) |
| dark horse(noun, expression, idiom, person, opposition) |
| runner(noun, person, competitor, participant) |
| possibility(noun, person) |
| favorite son(noun, expression, idiom, person) |
| solicitant(noun, person, desire) |
| contender(noun, person, competitor, participant) |
| appointee(noun, choice, post, employment) |
| office-seeker(noun, person, government) |