presumptive

[US]/prɪ'zʌm(p)tɪv/
[UK]/pri'zʌmptɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. based on presumption; supposed

Phrases & Collocations

presumptive evidence

presumptive diagnosis

presumptive positive

Example Sentences

The scrotal abscess developed progressively following appendectomy.Scrotal exploration was carried out under the presumptive diagnosis of abscessed epididymo-orchitis.

Real-world Examples

This round of contest should make her the presumptive nominee.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation April 2016

I say presumptive because he hasn't officially been nominated yet.

Source: CNN 10 Summer Special

Why go after him and not Joe Biden, the presumptive nominee?

Source: NPR News May 2020 Compilation

The presumptive Republican nominee says his words were misconstrued.

Source: AP Listening June 2016 Collection

When Sanders dropped out in April, Biden became the presumptive Democratic nominee.

Source: Encyclopædia Britannica

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump met with GOP leaders in Washington.

Source: AP Listening July 2016 Collection

" Heir presumptive, William Walter Elliot, Esq., great grandson of the second Sir Walter" .

Source: Persuasion (Part 1)

The Democratic presumptive nominee greeted the Massachusetts Senator at a campaign stop in Ohio.

Source: AP Listening June 2016 Collection

With his rivals now gone, Donald Trump is the Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee.

Source: AP Listening Collection May 2016

Mr Castro's victory on Saturday thus marks the halfway point of his presumptive tenure in office.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

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