See also: running-mate

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running mate (plural running mates)

  1. (politics) A candidate on a joint ticket.
  2. (US politics) A candidate for the US vice-presidency.
    • 2011, Jimmy Carter, White House Diary[1], →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.
    • 2024 May 5, Ramon Antonio Vargas, Edward Helmore, “Kristi Noem defends killing dog: ‘I’m tired of politicians pretending to be what they’re not’”, in The Guardian[2], →ISSN:
      Noem’s latest justification for fatally shooting Cricket at her farm [] comes as fellow Republicans have all but written off her chances of being chosen as Donald Trump’s running mate in November’s presidential election.
  3. (nautical) One of a pair of ships with coordinated, often reciprocal, sailing schedules.

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

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