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
As he assumed various postures of noncandidacy, others crowded in.
From Time Magazine Archive
Kennedy's noncandidacy is elaborately ambiguous, involving some deep and painful hesitations.
From Time Magazine Archive
California's Ronald Reagan seems to be waiting on the right for Nixon to stumble, and meanwhile is making the most of his assertive noncandidacy.
From Time Magazine Archive
