presidentiablen.

Brit.

/ˌprɛzᵻˈdɛnʃəbl/, U.S.

/ˌprɛzəˈdɛn(t)ʃəb(ə)l/, Philippine English

/ˌprɛˌsiˈdɛnˌsjɑˌbɛl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: president n., -able suffix.

Etymology: < president n. + -able suffix, with insertion of i , perhaps after presidential adj. With quot. 1985 compare French présidentiable (1965).

Chiefly Philippine English.

A person who is a likely or confirmed candidate for president. Frequently in plural.

ΚΠ

1985 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 3 Sept. Three ‘presidentiables’ all looking down the road to 1988—former Premier Raymond Barre, the current front-runner, former President Valery Giscard d'Estaing, and Mayor Jacques Chirac of Paris.

1987 United Press Internat. Newswire (Nexis) 27 Sept. They are called the ‘pre-candidates’, the ‘veiled ones’ or the ‘presidentiables’. On the eve of Mexico's presidential race, they are the most closely watched men in the country.

1989 Philippine Human Rights Monitor (Human Rights Center, Ateneo Law School) Aug. 32/2 Current ‘presidentiable’ Fidel Ramos.

1997 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 16 Jan. 24 The Election Commission said it was inappropriate for ‘presidentiables’ to announce their positions and campaign so early.

2003 R. M. Thompson Filipino Eng. & Taglish xiv. 247 The political news dealt mostly with the presidentiables for the upcoming election.

2008 A. F. Sarmiento Journey of Retired Supreme Court Justice iii. 202 One piece of good news is that at least two Presidentiables are against the death penalty. They say that it is anti-poor.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	presidentiable
释义	presidentiablen. Brit. /ˌprɛzᵻˈdɛnʃəbl/, U.S. /ˌprɛzəˈdɛn(t)ʃəb(ə)l/, Philippine English /ˌprɛˌsiˈdɛnˌsjɑˌbɛl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: president n., -able suffix. Etymology: < president n. + -able suffix, with insertion of i , perhaps after presidential adj. With quot. 1985 compare French présidentiable (1965). Chiefly Philippine English. A person who is a likely or confirmed candidate for president. Frequently in plural. ΚΠ 1985 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 3 Sept. Three ‘presidentiables’ all looking down the road to 1988—former Premier Raymond Barre, the current front-runner, former President Valery Giscard d'Estaing, and Mayor Jacques Chirac of Paris. 1987 United Press Internat. Newswire (Nexis) 27 Sept. They are called the ‘pre-candidates’, the ‘veiled ones’ or the ‘presidentiables’. On the eve of Mexico's presidential race, they are the most closely watched men in the country. 1989 Philippine Human Rights Monitor (Human Rights Center, Ateneo Law School) Aug. 32/2 Current ‘presidentiable’ Fidel Ramos. 1997 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 16 Jan. 24 The Election Commission said it was inappropriate for ‘presidentiables’ to announce their positions and campaign so early. 2003 R. M. Thompson Filipino Eng. & Taglish xiv. 247 The political news dealt mostly with the presidentiables for the upcoming election. 2008 A. F. Sarmiento Journey of Retired Supreme Court Justice iii. 202 One piece of good news is that at least two Presidentiables are against the death penalty. They say that it is anti-poor. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1985
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