Application vs. Candidature: What's the Difference?

The act of applying.

A person who seeks or is nominated for an office, prize, or honor.

Something applied, such as a cosmetic or curative agent.

A student who has nearly completed the requirements for a degree.

The act of putting something to a special use or purpose

One that seems likely to gain a certain position or come to a certain fate

A specific use to which something is put

The condition of becoming a candidate; candidateship.

The capacity of being usable; relevance

Candidacy.

Close attention; diligence

The campaign of a candidate to be elected

A request, as for assistance, employment, or admission to a school.

The form or document on which such a request is made.

(Computers) A computer program designed for a specific task or use.

Of or being a computer program designed for a specific task or use

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense

The substance applied.

The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.

The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.

(computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)

A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.

A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter.

The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.

Diligence; close thought or attention.

A kind of needlework; appliqué.

(obsolete) Compliance.

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.

The thing applied.

The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.

The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence; as, I make the remark, and leave you to make the application; the application of a theory.

That part of a sermon or discourse in which the principles before laid down and illustrated are applied to practical uses; the "moral" of a fable.

The capacity of being practically applied or used; relevancy; as, a rule of general application.

The act of fixing the mind or closely applying one's self; assiduous effort; close attention; as, to injure the health by application to study.

The act of making request of soliciting; as, an application for an office; he made application to a court of chancery.

A request; a document containing a request; as, his application was placed on file.

A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school;

The act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose;

A program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task;

The work of applying something;

Liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin;

A diligent effort;