political candidate

candidate in an election for political office
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political candidate

Summary

political candidate is a position[1]. It draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (position category, ranking #445 of 3,525).[2]

Key Facts

  • political candidate's instance of is recorded as position[3].
  • political candidate's instance of is recorded as occupation[4].
  • political candidate is a type of candidate[5].
  • political candidate is a type of politician[6].
  • political candidate is a type of contestant[7].
  • political candidate's Commons category is recorded as Political candidates[8].
  • political candidate's field of this occupation is recorded as political candidacy[9].
  • political candidate's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Political candidates[10].
  • political candidate's main Wikidata property is recorded as P726[11].
  • political candidate's main Wikidata property is recorded as P4243[12].
  • political candidate's main Wikidata property is recorded as P3602[13].
  • political candidate's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'مرشحة سياسية'}[14].
  • political candidate's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wahlkandidatin'}[15].
  • political candidate's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'candidate électorale'}[16].
  • political candidate's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'candidata política'}[17].
  • political candidate's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'candidata política'}[18].
  • political candidate's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'candidata política'}[19].
  • political candidate's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kandidátka ve volbách'}[20].
  • political candidate's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'politinė kandidatė'}[21].
  • political candidate's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'палітычная кандыдатка'}[22].
  • political candidate's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'مرشح سياسي'}[23].
  • political candidate's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'палітычны кандыдат'}[24].
  • political candidate's candidacy in election is recorded as public election[25].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include position[3] and occupation[4]. Recorded subclass of include candidate[5], politician[6], and contestant[7].

Why It Matters

political candidate draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (position category, ranking #445 of 3,525).[2] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (ed.dixital 2012). wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of this occupation political candidacy
    Topic's main category Category:Political candidates
    Candidacy in election public election
    Subclass of candidate, politician, contestant
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007549174205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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