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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul go
a human being

leader go
a person who rules or guides or inspires others

politician, politico, pol, political leader go
a person active in party politics

campaigner, candidate, nominee
a politician who is running for public office

noun.person

6 Subcategories

dark horse go
a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly
favorite son go
a United States politician favored mainly in his or her home state
running mate go
a nominee for the lesser of two closely related political offices
spoiler go
a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning
stalking-horse go
a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate
write-in, write-in candidate go
a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters