noncandidate

[ non-kan-di-deyt, -dit ]
/ nɒnˈkæn dɪˌdeɪt, -dɪt /

noun

a person who has not yet announced his or her availability for election to a political office or who has declared himself or herself not a candidate.

Origin of noncandidate

First recorded in 1940–45; non- + candidate

OTHER WORDS FROM noncandidate

non·can·di·da·cy, noun

Words nearby noncandidate

nonbiological, nonbook, noncallable, noncaloric, noncancelable, noncandidate, noncanonical, noncash, nonce, nonce word, noncellular