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noncandidate

[ non-kan-di-deyt, -dit ]
/ nɒnˈkæn dɪˌdeɪt, -dɪt /
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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.
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Origin of noncandidate

First recorded in 1940–45; non- + candidate

OTHER WORDS FROM noncandidate

non·can·di·da·cy, noun
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