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solicitant(person, desire, job)
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solicitor(entry, competitor, contestant, petitioner)
4
supplicant(desire, petitioner, requester)
3
contender(person, job, competitor, participant)
3
appointee(job, choice, post, employment)
3
devotee
3
lover
3
match(opposition, rival, opponent, enemy)
3
office-seeker(person, job, government)
3
opponent(person, match, opposition, rival)
3
stumper(person, job)
3
suppliant(hunter, petitioner, interviewee, supplicant)
3
votary
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activist(government, supplicant, requester)
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aspect
1
assignee
1
pretender
1
rival(match, opposition, enemy, entry)
1
selectee
1
whistle-stopper(person, job)
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