any candidates vs any candidate

Both 'any candidates' and 'any candidate' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Any candidates' is used when referring to multiple potential choices or options, while 'any candidate' is used when referring to a single potential choice or option.

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any candidates

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'any candidates' when referring to multiple potential choices or options.

Examples:

Are there any candidates for the job?
We need to consider any candidates who meet the qualifications.
Have you interviewed any candidates yet?
There don't seem to be any candidates suitable for the position.
Any candidates who wish to apply should submit their resumes by Friday.

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I also very much doubt that any candidates would be found in this House for assembling the bulk of the troops needed.
The EDPS thinks that the Commission should ensure a mechanism allowing any candidates or tenderers to be aware of their inclusion in the central database.
We will not only ask those who may not win the confidence of a majority in this Parliament to withdraw their candidature, but we will also call on Member States' governments not to appoint any candidates who cannot rely on the support of this Parliament.
Any candidates who had submitted their proposed solutions before any such change was made must be given the opportunity to revise their position and draw up a fresh proposed solution if they wish.
Since 1989, a reciprocal agreement between the two largest groups in the European Parliament has guaranteed that their candidate for the office of President will be elected on the first ballot, reducing any candidates from the other groups to the status of walk-on parts.
Elaine Hammond has done more for women than any candidate in the primary.
It should also be made clear that any candidate fulfilling the Copenhagen Criteria is entitled to enter into accession negotiations.
I feel that we need you more than any candidate in years.
There is no fixed timetable for the conclusion of accession negotiations with any candidate country.
It's the most fundamental question any candidate has to answer, Mrs. Florrick.
And I also ask that you reject the four councilmen who caused our city to be held in contempt and any candidate who would support it.
Mr Kazak told us that "custom Union so far reflects the deepest economic integration reached with any candidate country and can be determined as a success story for the EU-Turkey relations".
I feel that we need you more than any candidate in years.
There is a growing fear that without the four Preferiti it defers much authority for any candidate.
It'll be the biggest send off any candidate ever had.
But we hope to cooperate very well with any candidate put forward by Mr Radwan.
Let the historians come to their academic conclusions, but they must not stand in the way of the European destiny of any candidate country.
And the EU is committed to working on this in close cooperation with any candidate who wins in free, fair and transparent elections.
Freedom of expression, media independence and protection of minorities are all values which any candidate for membership in the European Union must unconditionally respect.
I wish to stress the importance of administering a fair justice system for any candidate country.

Alternatives:

several candidates
various candidates
numerous candidates
multiple candidates
a few candidates

any candidate

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'any candidate' when referring to a single potential choice or option.