Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

noncandidate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-can-di-date
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who is not an official candidate for an office.

Example Sentences

"On the other hand, Bradley the noncandidate is now willing to recognize as a “potential approach” to the health care crisis what he calls Medicare for All — that is, socialized medicine."

Etymology

From non- + candidate.

Inflected Forms

noncandidates (plural)

Questions

What does noncandidate mean?: Someone who is not an official candidate for an office.
Where does noncandidate come from?: From non- + candidate.

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