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non•can•di•date
(non kan′di dāt′, -dit),USA pronunciation n.
non•can′di•da•cy, n.
- Governmenta person who has not yet announced his or her availability for election to a political office or who has declared himself or herself not a candidate.
- non- + candidate 1940–45