kandidatas

Ultimately from Latin candidātus. Possibly via Russian кандида́т (kandidát) or Polish kandydat.

kandidãtas m (plural kandidãtai, feminine kandidãtė) stress pattern 2

1. candidate (person applying or nominated for a position)

   kandidatas į prezidentus ― presidential candidate (literally, “candidate for president”)

2. (historical) Candidate of Sciences degree in the Soviet Union; holder of such a degree

• kandidatūra (“candidacy, candidature”)

• “kandidatas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
• kandidatas in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)