candidates is a form of:

Candidate



noun
1.
(a person who seeks or is nominated for appointment to an office or position or membership, a person entered for an examination) បេក្ខជន, អ្នកឈរឈ្មោះ (ជន​អ្នក​សម្លឹង ឬ​អ្នក​ប៉ង​ផល​ប្រយោជន៍​អ្វី​មួយ)
Example: There were three candidates for the presidency of the senior class.
2.
(វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) អ្នកជំងឺដែលអាចត្រូវទទួលការវះកាត់
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
One who offers himself, or is put forward by others, as a suitable person or an aspirant or contestant for an office, privilege, or honor; as, a candidate for the office of governor; a candidate for holy orders; a candidate for scholastic honors.
1.
aspirant, competitor, contestant, nominee