running mate

English

Noun

running mate (plural running mates)

  1. (politics) A candidate on a joint ticket.
  2. (politics) A candidate for the US vice-presidency.
    • 2011, Jimmy Carter, White House Diary, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 5:
      My first decision after being assured of victory was to choose my running mate. I decided that I needed to compensate for my lack of experience in Washington, and seriously considered Senators John Glenn, Frank Church, Scoop Jackson, Ed Muskie, and Walter Mondale.
  3. One of a pair of ships with coordinated, often reciprocal, sailing schedules.

Synonyms

  • (political candidate on the same ticket or for US vice-presidency): ticketmate

Translations

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