prepresidential

adjective pre·pres·i·den·tial \ ˌprē-ˌpre-zə-ˈden(t)-shəl , -ˌprez-ˈden(t)- \

variants: or pre-presidential

Definition of prepresidential

: of, relating to, or being the time before a particular person becomes a president

Theodore Roosevelt's prepresidential career/years

First Known Use of prepresidential

1876

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