Meaning

2 senses
  1. (French)A presidential candidate considered to have a good chance of winning an election.

  2. (Philippine)A person who is a likely or confirmed candidate for president.

Origin

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

From French présidentiable.

From presidential + -able. Earliest use 1980s.

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Forms

plural: presidentiables
Singularpresidentiable
Pluralpresidentiables

regular

Word family

1 related words

See also

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