This is the 2224th most frequent Turkish word.
adayları
"Candidates"
Here, 'adayları' refers to the plural accusative form of 'candidate' (aday), used to indicate the direct objects being evaluated.
Seçimlerde adayları dikkatlice değerlendirmek önemlidir.
It is important to evaluate the candidates carefully during elections.
In this sentence, 'adaylarını' refers to the accusative singular/plural possessive (3rd person) form, indicating candidates belonging to the sports teams.
Spor takımları, turnuva için adaylarını hazırlıyor.
The sports teams are preparing their candidates for the tournament.
Here, 'adaylarını' denotes both 3rd person possessive and accusative plural, referring to the candidates called for interviews.