: seeking to attain a desired position or status
the pilot was an aspirant astronaut
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Noun
a debate between the two aspirants for the highest office
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Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
Acting aspirants from across the world can get information about casting calls and submit their auditions via the app.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Other aspirants to lead the global South seem even less equipped to claim the position.
—Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
Acting aspirants from across the world can get information about casting calls and submit their auditions via the app.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
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“Aspirant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aspirant. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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