noncandidates

noun

plural of noncandidate
as in inductees

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  1. inductees
  2. officeholders
Noun
  • The inductees transcend generations, occupations, and sensibilities.
    — Vanity Fair, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Next month Tottenham will relaunch their ‘Hall of Fame’ by the players’ tunnel in the new stadium, with new inductees in addition to the current 45.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of inductees
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  • At that point, Biden’s talk of mandatory retirement for aging officeholders hit awfully close to home.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The association is using the $7 million to back officeholders in Iowa, Kansas, Georgia, Ohio, Florida and Texas and Republican candidates in Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, Michigan, Nevada, New York, and Wisconsin.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of officeholders
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“Noncandidates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncandidates. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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