split ticket

noun

A ballot cast for candidates of more than one political party.

“Sally voted a split ticket for a Democrat and a Republican.”

Opposite
plumperstraight ticket
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Meanings

nounsplit ticket (plural split tickets)

plural split tickets

  1. USA ballot cast for candidates of more than one political party.

    Sally voted a split ticket for a Democrat and a Republican.

    Antonyms: plumper

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA ballot cast for candidates of more than one political party.

Opposite
plumper

More synonyms by meaning

nouna ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party

Opposite
straight ticket
Broader
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

“split ticket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/split%20ticket. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “split ticket,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/split%20ticket.

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