Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

presidentiable

/pɹɛzɪˈdɛnʃəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pres-i-den-tiable
IPA: /pɹɛzɪˈdɛnʃəbəl/

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A presidential candidate considered to have a good chance of winning an election.

noun

A person who is a likely or confirmed candidate for president.

Example Sentences

"The parties organise chiefly around two activities: choosing a 'presidentiable' and electing MPs. Normally, moreover, the 'presidentiable' must lead the party in both activities in order to minimise rivalry."
"In interviews and debates held in the past few weeks, some presidentiables have already shared snippets of their stand on some environmental issues, such as open-pit mining, clean energy, or sourcing of water."

Etymology

From French présidentiable.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: présidentiable
Suffix: presidential

Inflected Forms

presidentiables (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

senatoriable

Questions

How do you pronounce presidentiable?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɛzɪˈdɛnʃəbəl/.
What does presidentiable mean?: A presidential candidate considered to have a good chance of winning an election.
Where does presidentiable come from?: It is traced to French.

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