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单词 running mate
释义

running mate

noun

1
: companion
2
: a horse entered in a race to set the pace for a horse of the same owner or stable
3
: a candidate running for a subordinate place on a ticket
especially : the candidate for vice president

Synonyms

  • associate
  • cohort
  • companion
  • compatriot
  • compeer
  • comrade
  • crony
  • fellow
  • hobnobber
  • mate
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Example Sentences

When John F. Kennedy ran for president, his running mate was Lyndon Johnson. inseparable running mates who first met when they were in elementary school
Recent Examples on the Web Florida Republicans are gleefully highlighting Democrat Charlie Crist’s decision to pick a teachers union boss as his gubernatorial running mate. Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 On Wednesday, the progressive prosecutor launched the next phase of her campaign in the literal middle of the state, appearing alongside her new running mate, Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll, in Worcester. Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 If Pierce and his running mate, Edie Grunwald, withdraw by the end of the day Monday, Kurka and his lieutenant-governor candidate would take their place. James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2022 Crist announced Hernandez-Mats as his running mate on Saturday. Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2022 Karla Hernández-Mats, president of United Teachers of Dade, will be introduced by Crist as his running mate at Hialeah Middle School, where she was named teacher of the year in 2010. Editors, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2022 The governor recently traveled to Crist's birthplace of Pennsylvania to stump for Republican gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano and his running mate, State Rep. Carrie Lewis-DelRosso. Charles Creitz, Fox News, 25 Aug. 2022 Under the ‘ranked choice’ counting used by the party, the ticket added four more votes that created the tie against the ticket of Stefanowski and state Rep. Laura Devlin, his running mate for lieutenant governor. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2022 Former Vice President Pence campaigned last week at the Iowa State Fair with GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley -- though his appearance was shadowed, yet again, by his former running mate. Rick Klein, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1

running mate

noun

as in associate
a person frequently seen in the company of another inseparable running mates who first met when they were in elementary school

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • associate
  • hobnobber
  • buddy
  • colleague
  • friend
  • peer
  • accomplice
  • comrade
  • companion
  • cohort
  • fellow
  • classmate
  • mate
  • partner
  • teammate
  • compatriot
  • equal
  • crony
  • compeer
  • half
  • pal
  • coworker
  • collaborator
  • ally
  • affiliate
  • familiar
  • hearty
  • intimate
  • confederate
  • confidant
  • chum
  • playmate
  • workmate
  • roommate
  • escort
  • shipmate
  • countryman
  • housemate
  • parasite
  • playfellow
  • attendant
  • schoolmate
  • messmate
  • leech
  • roomie
  • hanger-on
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