paper candidate
/ˈpeɪpɚ ˈkændɪdeɪt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Mr. Kent. I never knew of any actual Democratic opponent to a Republican candidate for Congress in Philadelphia for a number of years, but there may have been some "paper candidate" set up."
- "One Labour candidate in a safe seat believed that his Liberal Democrat opponent was nothing but a ‘paper candidate’, while the Conservatives’ candidate in Scotland reported that his local party had been asked ‘not to canvass but to send people to key seats’; the opposition parties did likewise and were ‘almost nowhere to be seen’."
- "The concern is that groups, including advocacy groups, could register as parties simply by fielding a paper candidate and complying with reporting requirements."
- "A contest appears inevitable, even if he is running against a paper candidate such as Lynne Jones, and the chancellor has put in the groundwork necessary to mount a spirited and successful campaign."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpeɪpɚ ˈkændɪdeɪt/
- British English: /ˈpeɪpə ˈkændɪdət/