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noncandidate

noncandidate noun: someone who is not an official candidate for an office.

Noun

noncandidate (plural noncandidates)

  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.2007 April 29, Timothy Noah, “Notes From an Ex-Senator”, in New York Times

Forms of noncandidate

pluralnoncandidates

Origin of noncandidate

From non- + candidate.

Questions about noncandidate

What does noncandidate mean?
Noncandidate means someone who is not an official candidate for an office.
What part of speech is noncandidate?
Noncandidate is a noun.
What is the plural of noncandidate?
The plural of noncandidate is noncandidates.

Words near noncandidate in the dictionary

  1. noncancer
  2. noncancerous
  3. noncancers
  4. noncandidacies
  5. noncandidacy
  6. noncandidate
  7. noncandidates
  8. noncanine
  9. noncannabinoid
  10. noncannabinoids
  11. noncanned

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