split ticket
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split ticket
n.
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.
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split ticket
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) See split9 See also straight ticket
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split′ tick′et
n.
a ballot on which not all votes have been cast for candidates of the same political party.
[1830–40, Amer.]
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Noun | 1. | split ticket - a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party balloting, 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 |
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