candidate
A candidate, or nominee, is the prospective recipient of an award or honor, or a person seeking or being considered for some kind of position; for example:
1.to be elected to an office — in this case a candidate selection procedure occurs.
2.to receive membership in a group.
"Nomination" is part of the process of selecting a candidate for either election to an office by a political party, or the bestowing of an honor or award. This person is called a "nominee", though nominee often is used interchangeably with "candidate". A presumptive nominee is a person or organization believes that the nomination is inevitable or likely. The act of being a candidate in a race for either a party nomination or for electoral office is called a "candidacy". Presumptive candidate may be used to describe someone who is predicted to be a formal candidate.
候选人
候选人或被提名人是奖项或荣誉的潜在获得者，或者是寻求或正在考虑担任某种职位的人； 例如：
1. 被选为公职——在这种情况下，会发生候选人选择程序。
2.获得团体会员资格。
“提名”是为政党竞选公职或授予荣誉或奖项选择候选人的过程的一部分。 这个人被称为“被提名人”，尽管被提名人经常与“候选人”互换使用。 推定被提名人是认为提名是不可避免或可能的个人或组织。 在政党提名或选举职位的竞选中成为候选人的行为被称为“候选资格”。 推定候选人可用于描述被预测为正式候选人的人。
