🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

잠재적 후보

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jamjaejeok hubo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Prospective Candidate/prəˈspɛktɪv ˈkændɪdət/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"위원회는 모든 잠재적 후보의 지원서를 검토했습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who is being considered for a position or role, especially in a job or election.

    "The hiring committee reviewed the applications of all prospective candidates for the open position."
  2. 2

    An individual who is likely to be selected or chosen for a specific opportunity.

    "After several interviews, she emerged as the leading prospective candidate for the scholarship."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'prospective' originates from the Latin 'prospectivus', meaning 'looking forward', combined with 'candidate', which comes from the Latin 'candidatus', meaning 'clothed in white', referring to the white togas worn by those seeking office in ancient Rome. The phrase evolved to denote individuals being considered for a position or role.

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🇫🇷French → English

Candidat potentiel

Transliteration: kɑ̃didɑ pɔtɑ̃sjɛl

"Le comité a examiné les candidatures de tous les candidats potentiels."

🇩🇪German → English

Potentieller Kandidat

Transliteration: poˈtɛnʦi̯ɛlɐ kanˈdida̯t

"Der Ausschuss prüfte die Bewerbungen aller potentiellen Kandidaten."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Candidato potenziale

Transliteration: kan.diˈda.to po.tenˈtsja.le

"La commissione ha esaminato le domande di tutti i candidati potenziali."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Candidato potencial

Transliteration: kan.diˈda.to po.tenˈθjal

"El comité revisó las solicitudes de todos los candidatos potenciales."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Candidato em potencial

Transliteration: kɐ̃dʒiˈdatu ẽ̃ pɔtẽˈsjaɫ

"A comissão revisou as candidaturas de todos os candidatos em potencial."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

संभावित उम्मीदवार

Transliteration: sambhāvit ummīdvār

"समिति ने सभी संभावित उम्मीदवारों के आवेदन की समीक्षा की।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

潜在候选人

Transliteration: qiánzài hòuxuǎnrén

"委员会审查了所有潜在候选人的申请。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

잠재적 후보

Transliteration: jamjaejeok hubo

"위원회는 모든 잠재적 후보의 지원서를 검토했습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

潜在的候補者

Transliteration: せんざいてきこうほしゃ

"委員会はすべての潜在的候補者の申請を審査しました。"

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