precandidate

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noun

A person approved as a possible candidate.

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Meanings

nounprecandidate (plural precandidates)

plural precandidates

  1. 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

Origin

From pre- + candidate.

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Translations

French précandidat, précandidate
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Cite this entry
APA

precandidate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precandidate

MLA

“precandidate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precandidate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “precandidate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precandidate.

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