runners and riders
English
Etymology
- From horse racing, the horses and the jockeys.
Noun
runners and riders pl (plural only)
- (humorous, idiomatic) The candidates in a competition or leadership contest.
- 15 December 2019, Jamie Grierson and Heather Stewart, “Labour leadership contest: who are the runners and riders?”, in The Guardian:
- Labour leadership contest: who are the runners and riders?