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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

  1. (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: