split ticket

split ticket
noun
a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party
• Ant: ↑straight ticket
• Hypernyms: ↑vote, ↑ballot, ↑voting, ↑balloting

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noun
: a ticket or ballot cast by a voter who splits his vote : ballot on which the voter has voted for candidates of more than one party — compare straight ticket

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U.S. Politics.
1. a ballot on which not all votes have been cast for candidates of the same party.
2. a ticket on which not all the candidates nominated by a party are members of the party. Cf. straight ticket.
[1830-40, Amer.]

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split ticket UK US noun american

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split ticket,
1. a ballot marked or cast by a voter for some candidates of one party and some candidates of another party.
2. a ballot that lists candidates of more than one party.

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noun, pl ⋯ -ets [count]
US : a ballot on which a voter votes for candidates from more than one political party

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ˌsplit ˈticket [split ticket split-ticket] noun
(in elections in the US) a vote in which sb votes for candidates from two different parties
Derived Word: ↑split-ticket

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • split ticket — {n.} A vote for candidates from more than one party. * /Mr. Jones voted a split ticket./ * /An independent voter likes a split ticket./ Contrast: STRAIGHT TICKET …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • split ticket — {n.} A vote for candidates from more than one party. * /Mr. Jones voted a split ticket./ * /An independent voter likes a split ticket./ Contrast: STRAIGHT TICKET …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • split\ ticket — noun A vote for candidates from more than one party. Mr. Jones voted a split ticket. An independent voter likes a split ticket. Contrast: straight ticket …   Словарь американских идиом

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