Collocations for candidate - noun

potential, prospective
Prospective parliamentary candidates met party leaders last week.

likely, possible
She''s a likely candidate for promotion.

good, ideal, suitable
There were no suitable candidates for the position.

unsuitable | successful
The successful candidate will be fluent in French and German.

congressional, ministerial, parliamentary, presidential | Conservative, Democratic, etc.

put yourself forward as, stand as
She decided to stand as a candidate in the union elections.

field, nominate, put up, run
Our organization is putting up five candidates in the elections.

back, support, vote for | choose, select
The committee will select the best candidate for the job.

reject
We rejected most of the candidates as unsuitable.

~ for
She was the only candidate for the post.