"
Candid and dispassionate
men."
W. Irving.3. Open; frank; ingenuous;
outspoken.
Syn. -- Fair; open; ingenuous; impartial; just; frank;
artless; unbiased; equitable. -- Candid, Fair,
Open, Frank, Ingenuous. A man is fair
when he puts things on a just or equitable footing; he is
candid when be looks impartially on both sides of a
subject, doing justice especially to the motives and conduct of
an opponent; he is open and frank when he declares
his sentiments without reserve; he is ingenuous when he
does this from a noble regard for truth. Fair dealing;
candid investigation; an open temper; a
frank disposition; an ingenuous answer or
declaration.
Can"di*da*cy (?), n. The
position of a candidate; state of being a candidate;
candidateship.
Can"di*date (?), n. [L.
Candidatus, n. (because candidates for office in Rome were
clothed in a white toga.) fr. candidatus clothed in white,
fr. candiduslittering, white: cf. F. candidat.]
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.
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