presidential candidate
Oval Office seeker
A presidential candidate is a person seeking election to the office of president, especially of a nation.
The term most often refers to those running for President of the United States: The presidential candidates debated last night.
Someone becomes a presidential candidate by formally declaring their candidacy or receiving a party's nomination, though the label is used loosely for anyone considered a serious contender.
- nominationFormal candidate selection
- front runnerExpected winner
- dark horseUnlikely but possible winner
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
- primary electionParty candidate selection vote
Super Tuesday · charisma · swing states · swing voter · ballot · electoral college · fundraising · polling data · town halls · campaign trail · ranked-choice voting · empathy · endorsements · integrity · speechwriting · caucus · resilience · recounts
- candidatesnominee, nominees, contender, contenders, hopeful
presidential candidateincumbent president
Current holder of presidency
president-elect · former president · ex-president · also-ran · private citizen
presidential, candidate, president, presidents, presidency, presidencies, preside, presides, presiding