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
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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
Arizona Congressman Morris Udall disavowed any interest with a flourish of finality that may well set a new standard for statements of noncandidacy.
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
The question of Johnson's candidacy, or noncandidacy, in 1968 is a curious one.
From Time Magazine Archive
