noncandidate
noun
a person who has not yet announced their availability for election to a political office or who has declared that they will not be a candidate.
noncandidacy
-
a word derived from
noncandidate.
Example Sentences
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In announcing his noncandidacy, the former DNC chief boasted that he could whip President Trump “like a rented mule.”
From Washington Times ● Apr. 18, 2019
Pat: It is official – after months of raising tens of millions of dollars for his noncandidacy.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2015
The question of Johnson's candidacy, or noncandidacy, in 1968 is a curious one.
From Time Magazine Archive
With Jimmy Carter getting the worst press of his presidency, Kennedy's "coquettish noncandidacy," as one writer called it, has become the hottest political story around.
From Time Magazine Archive
Kennedy's noncandidacy is elaborately ambiguous, involving some deep and painful hesitations.
From Time Magazine Archive
