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captive candidate en · NOUN
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(derogatory) A political candidate who is under the control or influence of another person.
I want to start with an immediate and firm disclaimer. Walter Mondale is not a captive candidate of the “special-interest bosses of labor.”
1983, ILR Report, volumes 21-22, page 21:Fortunately — very fortunately — the American people have a happy alternative to this bankrupt Republican campaign and its captive candidate.
1952, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, page 807:
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