precandidate en · NOUN
Etymology
From pre- + candidate.
Meanings
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A person approved as a possible candidate.
Arguello was approved as a precandidate for the November elections at a meeting of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, according to Daysi Torrez, a journalist who was nominated to run for deputy mayor.
2008 March 8, The Associated Press, “Hall of Famer in Mayor’s Race”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| precandidates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (2)
fr précandidate (Translations) · fr précandidat (Translations)