woman's candidate

A male who is cute, sexy, fine or otherwise considered attractive, but not a guy you would snatch up like a kidnapper.

This could be because you aren't sure he's the one you want yet, or because you do not chase men.

Kayla: Damn he's hot

Carla: Go getcha man girl

Kayla: Well I don't chase men cuz they chase me lol

Carla: Aw so he just a woman's candidate

Kayla: Yea exactly

by Optical_Epilepsy June 5, 2011

Commanders of the Faithful candidate

A designation assigned to none other than Mike Pence because of his meek-seeming but deeply power-mongering Handmaid’s Tale view of the future United States.

His practiced piety always either cited or enacted in every speech, the Commanders of the Faithful candidate will work to legally rip away more than a woman’s right to choose.

by Dr Bunnygirl June 7, 2023

Spider-Manchurian Candidate

You've seen a radio-active Spider-Man, but you haven't seen a radio-active Spider-Man that's in love with his mother. Sexy.

"Coming to a theater near you, Spider-Manchurian Candidate."

by AnotherJon July 29, 2006

Manchurian Candidate

An highly influential official or politician who has been placed in her/his position by a foreign power with a view to influencing or even dominate another nation.

Many people in the US and Europe now see president Trump as a Manchurian Candidate placed in his position by Putin and under the secret command of the Russian president and his power clique.

by Wryface July 12, 2017

Quality candidate

person hired to fulfill diversity quotas, often a product of academic Leadership programs designed to fast-track unqualified candidates into management positions to fulfill
Affirmative Action requirements.

LaTonya was the Quality candidate picked to be the office manager.

by Turf Runner March 21, 2013

coattail candidate

A political candidate that gains a great deal of popularity primarily from family name, vise from receiving recognition through his or her own limited accumulative achievements within time of service. Term derived from the adage, "riding on coattails," more often in reference of a son, gaining influence by the popularity of his father, without achieving influence on his own merits.

Hopefully America has been disillioned enough from its past mistakes, and make it a bipartisan effort to refrain from having another coattail candidate from becoming the next president of the United States.

by YumiSpewns January 1, 2015

paper candidate

A candidate representing a political party who seems highly unlikely to win, and although they are standing for office in good faith, may not be intending to campaign hard either. They usually do not have many resources, and may be political newcomers (or has-beens who are reluctant to leave politics). Their own organizations may not be willing or able to offer much support. As a result, they are usually not very visible on the campaign trail beyond putting up a few signs. In Quebec, the term for this type of candidate is “poteau” (post or pole), referring to signage on fenceposts or utility poles. Some may not campaign at all, just appearing on the ballot (“name on ballot”/NoB). Often this situation arises when a national political party wants to maintain its profile by running candidates in every district across the country, even ones that have traditionally shown little support.

This is not the same thing as a person who decides to run (or is manipulated into entering the race by other interests) in order to split the vote and prevent someone else from winning. An example of that from fiction is Willie Stark’s first gubernatorial campaign in “All The King’s Men”.

"When I went to vote today, I noticed Bob Aardvark's name at the top of the ballot. I didn't see him out campaigning and we didn't even get any campaign literature from him during the election. He must be a paper candidate. Wouldn't it be funny if a lot of people just voted for the first name they saw, and he got in~"

by TapirTrouble October 21, 2020