split ticket

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.

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[straight ticket] {n.} A vote for all the candidates of a single party. * /Uncle Fred was a loyal member of his party. He always voted the straight ticket./ Contrast: […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[ticket] See: [SPLIT TICKET], [STRAIGHT TICKET], [THE TICKET], [WALKING PAPERS] also [WALKING TICKET]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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