multicandidate en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English candidate English multicandidate From multi- + candidate.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Involving multiple candidates
The positive tone was evidence of the complications of running in a multicandidate field where an attack on one candidate could have the effect of driving voters to a third.
2007 December 27, Adam Nagourney, “Holiday Cheer Gives Way to Final Primary Push in Iowa”, in New York Times: