balance the ticket

verb

To pick a vice-presidential candidate who represents a different constituency than the presidential candidate.

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Meanings

verbbalance the ticket (third-person singular simple present balances the ticket, present participle balancing the ticket, simple past and past participle balanced the ticket)

present singular third person balances the ticket · participle present balancing the ticket · participle past balanced the ticket · past balanced the ticket

  1. USgovernmentTo pick a vice-presidential candidate who represents a different constituency than the presidential candidate.
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APA

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Chicago

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