entrant:
(plural: ‘entrants‘)

winning entrants of competition
a person who enters a profession;
a new member of a group, club, committee, association, etc.;
a person or animal that enters a race or competition (either sports or academic);
a competitor; a participant,

some noted political entrants
As a new entrant, Maggie is asked to give in an application form duly filled with all the details of herself and her family.
Of the thirteen entrants to the quiz competition, only eight were qualified for the quarter final round.
The government has shown its commitment to increase the number of university entrants in the coming academic year by waiving the admission fee for those economically backward students!
The Chamber of Commerce seems to worry a lot on the issue of political entrants interfering in its day-to-day activities.
