"candidat libre" meaning in Français

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  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de candidat et de libre."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "candidats libres",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "candidate libre",
      "source": "form line template 'équiv-pour'",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Français",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Locution nominale",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              42,
              56
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Après son accident, il passera son bac en candidat libre."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Personne qui passe un examen sans être inscrite dans un établissement permettant de s’y préparer."
      ],
      "id": "fr-candidat_libre-fr-noun-cuBjZALR"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\kɑ̃.di.da libʁ\\"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "masculine"
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "Anglais",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "external candidate"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Anglais",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "independent candidate"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Espagnol",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "candidato libre"
    }
  ],
  "word": "candidat libre"
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de candidat et de libre."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "candidats libres",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "candidate libre",
      "source": "form line template 'équiv-pour'",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Français",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Locution nominale",
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      "examples": [
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              42,
              56
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          "text": "Après son accident, il passera son bac en candidat libre."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Personne qui passe un examen sans être inscrite dans un établissement permettant de s’y préparer."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\kɑ̃.di.da libʁ\\"
    }
  ],
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    "masculine"
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    {
      "lang": "Anglais",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "external candidate"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Anglais",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "independent candidate"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "es",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "candidato libre"
    }
  ],
  "word": "candidat libre"
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