split ticket
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5.8
- noun
- /splɪt ˈtɪkɪt/
- US
:
voto dividido
- It's possible that we could end up with a split ticket, with a president from one party and a vice president from the other party.
- split ticket voters
Examples
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Either there are huge numbers of split-ticket voters in these states, or the Republicans pulled off a gerrymander that stretches the limits of what is mathematically possible to achieve.
Blog text (6) -
Many voters chose a split ticket by supporting candidates from both major parties in the last election.
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In the recent election, a significant number of voters cast a split ticket, backing different parties for president and congress.
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The trend of split ticket voting continues, as more people prefer candidates from various political parties.
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly built from 'split' (to divide or separate) + 'ticket' (a ballot/list of candidates): a ballot that is divided among parties. This compositional logic is straightforward and predictable in political contexts, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun split ticket may come from the image of a voter splitting a ballot to pick candidates from different parties. The word split shows dividing and ticket is the ballot, so the phrase now means 'voting' for candidates from more than one party in the same election.