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The phrase "a plausible candidate for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone or something that is a reasonable or likely option for a particular role, position, or situation.
Example: "After reviewing the qualifications, she emerged as a plausible candidate for the leadership position."
Alternatives: "a likely contender for" or "a reasonable option for".
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Is Newt Gingrich a plausible candidate for President?
In nativist-sovereign Britain, the plumber of Bulgarian citizenship is a plausible candidate for expulsion.
It was a long shadow from which to emerge as a plausible candidate for prime minister.
The Triple Package seems like a plausible candidate for such a force.
By The New Yorker December 9, 2011 Is Newt Gingrich a plausible candidate for President?
A plausible candidate for the role might be Dmitry Rogozin, a recently appointed deputy prime minister.
Maybe Pataki is a plausible candidate for an implausible field; if so, any number of Republicans might be.
It has been a persistent theme in the public discourse since Barack Obama became a plausible candidate for the presidency.
Similarly, Gove, if he is minded to run, – he keeps denying interest – will be a plausible candidate for the Tory leadership.
He couldn't care less – or so he says – about media commentary that he just doesn't come over as a plausible candidate for prime minister.
By the time of Shrimpscam, he was widely viewed as a potential speaker of the assembly, even a plausible candidate for governor or for the Senate.
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