"precandidate" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From pre- + candidate.",
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      "form": "precandidates",
      "tags": [
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          "ref": "2008 March 8, The Associated Press, “Hall of Famer in Mayor’s Race”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "Arguello was approved as a precandidate for the November elections at a meeting of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, according to Daysi Torrez, a journalist who was nominated to run for deputy mayor.",
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        "A person approved as a possible candidate."
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        {
          "word": "precandidacy"
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  "word": "precandidate"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From pre- + candidate.",
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    {
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "precandidacy"
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