The phrase
"lone candidate" means there is only one person running for a position or job, with no other competitors.
Full definition
Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«lone»
«candidate»
Sentences with «lone candidate»
- (Dinallo, as you'll recall, got props from the Post for being the «lone candidate with a track record in the AG's office,» but that was qualified with this: «It was as a top deputy to the departed Eliot Spitzer. (nystateofpolitics.com)
- Wasserman was the lone candidate to support it amid some residents» concerns over parking and traffic. (si.com)
- Underwood is the lone candidate who is not interested in running for the office, and could serve as a caretaker until the new term for an Attorney General begins in January. (wamc.org)
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