Noncandidate
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone who is not an official candidate for an office.
"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."
- 2 someone who has announced they are not a candidate; especially a politician who has announced that he or she is not a candidate for some political office wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From non- + candidate.
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