Aspirant
noun
Someone who strongly wants to achieve something, like a job or position.
She is an aspirant for the role of director of the company.

Often appears as...
- presidential aspirant
- job aspirant
adjective
Seeking or aspiring for something important.
He keeps trying many businesses because of his aspirant nature.

Often appears as...
- aspirant youth
- aspirant entrepreneur
noun
Someone who strongly wants to achieve something, like a job or position.
She is an aspirant for the role of director of the company.

Often appears as...
- presidential aspirant
- job aspirant
adjective
Seeking or aspiring for something important.
He keeps trying many businesses because of his aspirant nature.

Often appears as...
- aspirant youth
- aspirant entrepreneur
Definition 1 of 2

Positive Connotation
Implies a commendable level of ambition and dedication.

The aspirant young lawyer worked tirelessly to win her first case.
High Aspiration
Used for someone aiming for a high or prestigious goal.

As a company's CEO aspirant, he knew he had to stand out.
Specific Goal
Refers to someone with a clear, often singular goal in mind.

The aspirants for the scholarship had excellent academic records.
Positive Connotation
Implies a commendable level of ambition and dedication.

The aspirant young lawyer worked tirelessly to win her first case.
High Aspiration
Used for someone aiming for a high or prestigious goal.

As a company's CEO aspirant, he knew he had to stand out.
Specific Goal
Refers to someone with a clear, often singular goal in mind.

The aspirants for the scholarship had excellent academic records.
Positive Connotation
Implies a commendable level of ambition and dedication.

The aspirant young lawyer worked tirelessly to win her first case.
High Aspiration
Used for someone aiming for a high or prestigious goal.

As a company's CEO aspirant, he knew he had to stand out.
Specific Goal
Refers to someone with a clear, often singular goal in mind.

The aspirants for the scholarship had excellent academic records.
Video examples
A global culture to...
democracy aspirants falling behind well we need to understand the power of a social movement to understand this and a social movement is comprised in my view it's comprised of four main characteristics it's comprised of ideas and narratives and symbols and leaders I'll talk you through one example and that's the example that everyone here
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Maajid Nawaz: A global...
So why are they succeeding? And why are democracy aspirants falling behind? Well we need to understand the power of the social movements who understand this. And a social movement is comprised, in my view, it's comprised of four main characteristics. It's comprised of ideas and narratives and symbols and leaders.
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The Call of Everest PIPE...
people know that their clients now some of them know how to climb some of them don't and you can easily mock these aspirants you can you can make fun of them but I think you have to think about this these are people who generally been successful in some of the walk of life
Video examples
A global culture to...
democracy aspirants falling behind well we need to understand the power of a social movement to understand this and a social movement is comprised in my view it's comprised of four main characteristics it's comprised of ideas and narratives and symbols and leaders I'll talk you through one example and that's the example that everyone here
Video examples
Maajid Nawaz: A global...
So why are they succeeding? And why are democracy aspirants falling behind? Well we need to understand the power of the social movements who understand this. And a social movement is comprised, in my view, it's comprised of four main characteristics. It's comprised of ideas and narratives and symbols and leaders.
Video examples
The Call of Everest PIPE...
people know that their clients now some of them know how to climb some of them don't and you can easily mock these aspirants you can you can make fun of them but I think you have to think about this these are people who generally been successful in some of the walk of life
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Quote examples
Dominic Cummings
British Public Servant
If we want leaders to make good decisions amid huge complexity, and learn how to build great teams, then we should send them to learn from people who've proved they can do it. Instead of long summer holidays, embed aspirant leaders with Larry Page or James Dyson so they can experience successful leadership.

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George McGovern
American Politician
I wish I had known more firsthand about the concerns and problems of American businesspeople while I was a U.S. senator and later a presidential nominee. That knowledge would have made me a better legislator and a more worthy aspirant to the White House.

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Lawrence Osborne
British Novelist
My parents were decent, aspirant first-generation middle class. They read 'Reader's Digest', listened to classical music; my grandparents had a bust of Stalin on the mantelpiece. The kids of that generation were terrified of being below par, class-wise.

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Kate Atkinson
English Author
My father was an autodidact. It wasn't a middle-class house. Shopkeepers are aspirant. He paid for me to go to private school. He was denied an education - he had a horrible childhood. He got a place at a grammar school and wasn't allowed to go.

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Jim Crace
English Writer
I feel the political failings of the U.S.A. are presidential in length, but the aspirant narrative of the States is millennial in length.

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Robert Dallek
American Historian
Presidential aspirants reach for the highest office to satisfy some yearning for greatness or even immortality.

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Swami Sivananda
Indian Philosopher
The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility.

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Suhasini Maniratnam
Indian Actress
Technology has definitely changed a lot, and it has made the medium of cinema very accessible for aspirants.

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N. Chandrababu Naidu
Indian Politician
I will never go to the Centre. I have never been an aspirant for any post or for any role at the Centre.

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Christopher Hitchens
American Author
Only the aspirants for president are fool enough to believe what they read in the newspapers.

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Dominic Cummings
British Public Servant
If we want leaders to make good decisions amid huge complexity, and learn how to build great teams, then we should send them to learn from people who've proved they can do it. Instead of long summer holidays, embed aspirant leaders with Larry Page or James Dyson so they can experience successful leadership.

Quote examples
George McGovern
American Politician
I wish I had known more firsthand about the concerns and problems of American businesspeople while I was a U.S. senator and later a presidential nominee. That knowledge would have made me a better legislator and a more worthy aspirant to the White House.

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Lawrence Osborne
British Novelist
My parents were decent, aspirant first-generation middle class. They read 'Reader's Digest', listened to classical music; my grandparents had a bust of Stalin on the mantelpiece. The kids of that generation were terrified of being below par, class-wise.

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Kate Atkinson
English Author
My father was an autodidact. It wasn't a middle-class house. Shopkeepers are aspirant. He paid for me to go to private school. He was denied an education - he had a horrible childhood. He got a place at a grammar school and wasn't allowed to go.

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Jim Crace
English Writer
I feel the political failings of the U.S.A. are presidential in length, but the aspirant narrative of the States is millennial in length.

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Robert Dallek
American Historian
Presidential aspirants reach for the highest office to satisfy some yearning for greatness or even immortality.

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Swami Sivananda
Indian Philosopher
The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility.

Quote examples
Suhasini Maniratnam
Indian Actress
Technology has definitely changed a lot, and it has made the medium of cinema very accessible for aspirants.

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N. Chandrababu Naidu
Indian Politician
I will never go to the Centre. I have never been an aspirant for any post or for any role at the Centre.

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Christopher Hitchens
American Author
Only the aspirants for president are fool enough to believe what they read in the newspapers.

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