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captive candidates

captive candidates is the plural of captive candidate.

Meaning of captive candidate

Noun

captive candidate (plural captive candidates)

  1. (derogatory) A political candidate who is under the control or influence of another person.
    • Fortunately — very fortunately — the American people have a happy alternative to this bankrupt Republican campaign and its captive candidate.1952, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, page 807

Questions about captive candidates

What is captive candidates the plural of?
Captive candidates is the plural of captive candidate.

Words near captive candidates in the dictionary

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  5. captive candidate
  6. captive candidates
  7. captive nation
  8. captive nations
  9. captive portal
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  11. captived

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