presidentiable

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A presidential candidate considered to have a good chance of winning an election. French
    — 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.
  2. A person who is a likely or confirmed candidate for president. Philippine
    — 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.

词形变化

presidentiables plural presidentiables plural

词源

词源 1
From French présidentiable.
词源 2
From presidential + -able. Earliest use 1980s.
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