(adj.adj.Subst.) : candĭdātus, a, um, adj.candidus, like albatus, atratus, from albus, ater.
* In adj. uses
* Lit., clothed in white (only in Plaut. and in post-Aug. prose; Cic., Hor., and Plin. use albatus): aequius vos erat Candidatas venire hostiatasque,Plaut. Rud. 1, 5, 12: mastigia,id. Cas. 2, 8, 10; *Suet. Aug. 98; Prud. στεφ. 1, 67.
* Subst.
* Candĭdātus. i, m., a candidate for office, because clothed in a glittering white toga; cf. Dict. of Antiq. (class. and freq.).
* Lit.: praetorius,a candidate for the proetorship,Cic. Mur. 27, 57: tribunicii,id. Q. Fr. 2, 14 (15), 4; Liv. 4, 6, 10: consulatus,Plin. Pan. 95 fin.; Suet. Caes. 24; id. Aug. 4: aedilitatis ac mox praeturae,id. Vesp. 2: quaesturae,id. Tib. 42: summae equestris gradus, i. e. praefecturae,id. Galb. 14: sacerdotiorum,Sen. Ben. 7, 28, 2.— From their obsequious demeanor towards the electors, called officiosissima natio candidatorum,Cic. Pis. 23, 55: improbitati irasci candidatorum,id. Mil. 16, 42: aedilitas alicui candidato data,Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 14, § 37: candidatus Caesaris,a candidate especially recommended by Coesar,Vell. 2, 124, 4; cf. Suet. Caes. 41; id. Aug. 56; Tac. A. 1, 15.—Hence prov.: petis tamquam Caesaris candidatus,i. e. certain of the result,Quint. 6, 3, 62.—In the time of the emperors: candidati Principis,quoestors appointed by the emperor himself to read his speeches and rescripts,Dig. 1, 13; Sid. Ep. 2, 80; cf. Tac. A. 16, 27; Suet. Aug. 65; id. Tit. 6.
* Candĭdāta, ae, f., one who seeks or solicits an office, a candidate (rare and postAug.): sacerdotii,Quint. Decl. 252 fin.

candĭdātus (noun M) : id.
* A candidacy, Cod. Th. 6, 4, 21, § 1.

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