noncandidate

English

Etymology

non- +‎ candidate

Noun

noncandidate (plural noncandidates)

1. (politics) Someone who is not an official candidate for an office.
   • 2007 April 29, Timothy Noah, “Notes From an Ex-Senator”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.