Usages of candidatus
Praeco populum monet ut taceat, quia candidati mox ante tribunal loquentur.
The herald warns the people to be silent, because the candidates will soon speak before the tribunal.
Hodie comitia in foro habentur, et multi cives de uno candidato inter se disputant.
Today elections are being held in the forum, and many citizens are discussing one candidate among themselves.
Pater dicit se candidatum prudentem alteri praeferre, quia bonus magistratus salutem civitatis spectare debet.
Father says that he prefers the prudent candidate to the other, because a good magistrate ought to look to the safety of the state.
Praeco nomen dicti candidati iterum recitat.
The herald recites the name of the said candidate again.
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