pre·pres·i·den·tial | \ ˌprē-ˌpre-zə-ˈden(t)-shəl 
, -ˌprez-ˈden(t)- \
, -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
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The first known use of prepresidential was in 1876
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