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What (who) is placeholder - definition
Placeholder (politics)
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OFFICIAL APPOINTED TEMPORARILY TO A POSITION, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY WILL NOT SEEK OFFICE IN THEIR OWN RIGHT
Placeholder candidate
In politics, a placeholder is an official appointed temporarily to a position, with the understanding that they will not seek office in their own right.
Placeholder name
WORDS THAT CAN REFER TO OBJECTS OR PEOPLE WHOSE NAMES ARE TEMPORARILY FORGOTTEN, IRRELEVANT, OR UNKNOWN
Thingamajig; Kadigan; Doodad; Dooberry; Cadigan; You-Know-Who; Doohickey; Thingamabob; Hoochamajigger; Thingus; Whoseywhat; Tiddlypom; Fnu Lnu; Nicknack; Placeholder noun; Thingy-ma-bob; Kadigans; Anytown, U.S.A.; Thingumabob; You know who; Framistat; Last Name Unknown; Geegaw; Geegaws; You Know Who; Gewgaw; Thingymabob; Dullsville; Thingumbob; Thingumajig; Wossname; Whatsitsname; Thingummy; Doobrie; Doobrey; Doojigger; Whatshisname; Thingumy; Fnu; Unknown (placeholder); NESOI; Draft:Jane Appleseed; Jane Appleseed; Advent corporation (placeholder); The advent corporation (placeholder); XYZ Widget Company; XYZ widget company; Doohicky
Placeholder names are words that can refer to things or people whose names do not exist, are temporarily forgotten, are not relevant to the salient point at hand, are to avoid stigmatization, are unknowable/unpredictable in the context in which they are being discussed, or are otherwise de-emphasized whenever the speaker or writer is unable to, or chooses not to, specify precisely.thingummy, n.
Nicknack
WORDS THAT CAN REFER TO OBJECTS OR PEOPLE WHOSE NAMES ARE TEMPORARILY FORGOTTEN, IRRELEVANT, OR UNKNOWN
Thingamajig; Kadigan; Doodad; Dooberry; Cadigan; You-Know-Who; Doohickey; Thingamabob; Hoochamajigger; Thingus; Whoseywhat; Tiddlypom; Fnu Lnu; Nicknack; Placeholder noun; Thingy-ma-bob; Kadigans; Anytown, U.S.A.; Thingumabob; You know who; Framistat; Last Name Unknown; Geegaw; Geegaws; You Know Who; Gewgaw; Thingymabob; Dullsville; Thingumbob; Thingumajig; Wossname; Whatsitsname; Thingummy; Doobrie; Doobrey; Doojigger; Whatshisname; Thingumy; Fnu; Unknown (placeholder); NESOI; Draft:Jane Appleseed; Jane Appleseed; Advent corporation (placeholder); The advent corporation (placeholder); XYZ Widget Company; XYZ widget company; Doohicky
·noun ·see Knickknack.
Examples of use of placeholder
1. These Republicans are objecting to a placeholder, taking a baseball bat to a vapor.
2. The National Guard is simply a placeholder until the border patrol meets that goal.
3. Foggo even offered him a university position as a placeholder until the CIA‘s new director, Porter J.
4. Kaufman, 6', said Monday night that he was "not a placeholder for anyone.
5. He described the budget request as a "placeholder" that allows the administration to keep its options open.