multicandidate

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adjective

Involving multiple candidates

OriginEnglish candidate ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
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Meanings

adjectivemulticandidate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableInvolving 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

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Englishcandidate
  7. Englishmulticandidate

From multi- + candidate.

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Cite this entry
APA

multicandidate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multicandidate

MLA

“multicandidate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multicandidate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multicandidate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multicandidate.

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