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precandidate

precandidate noun: a person approved as a possible candidate.

Noun

precandidate (plural precandidates)

  1. A person approved as a possible candidate.
    • Arguello was approved as a precandidate for the November elections at a meeting of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, according to Daysi Torrez, a journalist who was nominated to run for deputy mayor.2008 March 8, The Associated Press, “Hall of Famer in Mayor’s Race”, in New York Times

Forms of precandidate

pluralprecandidates

Origin of precandidate

From pre- + candidate.

Questions about precandidate

What does precandidate mean?
Precandidate means a person approved as a possible candidate.
What part of speech is precandidate?
Precandidate is a noun.
What is the plural of precandidate?
The plural of precandidate is precandidates.

Words near precandidate in the dictionary

  1. precanceroses
  2. precancerosis
  3. precancerous
  4. precancers
  5. precandidacy
  6. precandidate
  7. precandidates
  8. precandidature
  9. precanine
  10. precanines
  11. precanning

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