running mate

See also: running-mate

English

running mate (plural running mates)

(politics) A candidate on a joint ticket.
(US politics) A candidate for the US vice-presidency.
- 2011, Jimmy Carter, White House Diary‎, →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, →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.
(nautical) One of a pair of ships with coordinated, often reciprocal, sailing schedules.

candidate on a joint ticket

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

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