单词	veepstakes
释义	veepstakes /ˈviːpsteɪks / noun [treated as singular or plural] US informal The notional competition among politicians to be chosen as a party’s candidate for vice president: is the Oklahoma governor a front runner in the veepstakes?... According to a gossip column in the New York Post, the current frontrunner in John Kerry's Veepstakes is former Georgia Senator Sam Nunn. I'd just like to second Atrios's thoughts on the veepstakes. In the '04 veepstakes, Edwards had the least political experience, just six years in the Senate. Origin 1960s: from veep and sweepstake.
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