nuisance candidate

noun

A candidate for election meant to present the election process as a mockery or disrepute or to cause confusion among voters (e.g. via similarity of names of candidates)

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Meanings

nounnuisance candidate (plural nuisance candidates)

plural nuisance candidates

  1. PhilippinesUSgovernmentA candidate for election meant to present the election process as a mockery or disrepute or to cause confusion among voters (e.g. via similarity of names of candidates)
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APA

nuisance candidate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuisance%20candidate

MLA

“nuisance candidate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuisance%20candidate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nuisance candidate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuisance%20candidate.

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