running mate

See also: running-mate

English

Alternative forms

• running-mate

Noun

running mate (plural running mates)

1. (politics) A candidate on a joint ticket.
2. (US politics) A candidate for the US vice-presidency.
   • 2011, Jimmy Carter, White House Diary‎^[1], →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 5:

     My first decision after being assured of victory was to choose my running mate. I decided that I needed to compensate for my lack of experience in Washington, and seriously considered Senators John Glenn, Frank Church, Scoop Jackson, Ed Muskie, and Walter Mondale.

   • 2024 May 5, Ramon Antonio Vargas, Edward Helmore, “Kristi Noem defends killing dog: ‘I’m tired of politicians pretending to be what they’re not’”, in The Guardian‎^[2], →ISSN:

     Noem’s latest justification for fatally shooting Cricket at her farm […] comes as fellow Republicans have all but written off her chances of being chosen as Donald Trump’s running mate in November’s presidential election.

3. (nautical) One of a pair of ships with coordinated, often reciprocal, sailing schedules.

Synonyms

• (political candidate on the same ticket or for US vice-presidency): ticketmate

Translations

candidate on a joint ticket

• Finnish: vaalikumppani
• French: colistier (fr) m, colistière (fr) f
• Polish: kandydat (pl) m, kandydatka (pl) f
• Vietnamese: đồng ứng cử viên, phó ứng cử viên

candidate for the US vice-presidency

• Finnish: varapresidenttiehdokas
• German: Kandidat für die Vizepräsidentschaft m, Kandidatin für die Vizepräsidentschaft f
• Polish: kandydat na wiceprezydenta m, kandydatka na wiceprezydenta f
• Vietnamese: ứng cử viên phó tổng thống, phó ứng cử viên tổng thống

one of a pair of ships with coordinated, often reciprocal, sailing schedules