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split ticket
split ticketn.1. A ballot cast for candidates of two or more political parties.2. A ticket that includes the names of candidates from more than one party.split ticket n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) See split9 See also straight ticket split′ tick′et
n. a ballot on which not all votes have been cast for candidates of the same political party. [1830–40, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | split ticket - a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one partyballoting, vote, voting, ballot - a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person"straight ticket - a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party |
split ticket
split (one's) ticketTo vote for candidates from more than one political party for different roles in public office. It has become increasingly uncommon for voters to split their ticket by voting for candidates from both parties.See also: split, ticketsplit ticketA ballot cast for candidates of more than one party, as in I'm registered as an Independent, and indeed I usually vote a split ticket. This idiom uses ticket in the sense of "a list of nominees for office," a usage dating from the late 1700s. Also see straight ticket. See also: split, ticketsplit ticket
Related to split ticket: straight ticketAntonyms for split ticketnoun a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one partyRelated Words- balloting
- vote
- voting
- ballot
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