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precandidature

precandidature adjective: before candidature.

Adjective

precandidature (not comparable)

  1. Before candidature.
    • And inasmuch as he had been an outstandingly successful lawyer at the time of his nomination, a substantial gift in the pattern of his precandidature habit did not seem to be suspicion-breeding.1976, Robert S. Holzman, Adapt Or Perish: The Life of General Roger A. Pryor, C.S.A., page 149

Origin of precandidature

From pre- + candidature.

Questions about precandidature

What does precandidature mean?
Precandidature means before candidature.
What part of speech is precandidature?
Precandidature is an adjective.

Words near precandidature in the dictionary

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

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