Running-mate
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of running mate. alt-of, alternative
"Top Tennessee Republicans said here today they have been advised Nixon and possibly his running-mate and perhaps President Eisenhower will campaign in the state. Gov. Buford Ellington has already said Democratic Presidential nominee Sen. John Kennedy and his running-mate, Sen. Lyndon Johnson, would stump Tennessee."
Example
More examples"Top Tennessee Republicans said here today they have been advised Nixon and possibly his running-mate and perhaps President Eisenhower will campaign in the state. Gov. Buford Ellington has already said Democratic Presidential nominee Sen. John Kennedy and his running-mate, Sen. Lyndon Johnson, would stump Tennessee."
Etymology
From running + -mate.
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