precandidature

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adjective

Before candidature.

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Meanings

adjectiveprecandidature (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore candidature.

    And inasmuch as he had been an outstandingly successful lawyer at the time of his nomination, a substantial gift in the pattern of his precandidature habit did not seem to be suspicion-breeding.

    1976, Robert S. Holzman, Adapt Or Perish: The Life of General Roger A. Pryor, C.S.A., page 149

Origin

From pre- + candidature.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“precandidature.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precandidature. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “precandidature,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precandidature.

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