noncandidate

noncandidate

English

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English noncandidate

    From non- + candidate.

    Noun

    noncandidate (plural noncandidates)

    1. (politics) Someone who is not an official candidate for an office.
      • 2007 April 29, Timothy Noah, “Notes From an Ex-Senator”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        On the other hand, Bradley the noncandidate is now willing to recognize as a “potential approach” to the health care crisis what he calls Medicare for All — that is, socialized medicine.
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