Noun: noncandidate
- Someone who has announced they are not a candidate; especially a politician who has announced that he or she is not a candidate for some political office
"Despite public pressure, he remained a noncandidate for the presidency"
Derived forms: noncandidates
Type of: pol [N. Amer, informal], political leader, politician, politico [informal], pollie [Austral, informal], polly [Austral, informal]