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running mate

noun

  1. a candidate for an office linked with another and more important office, as for the vice-presidency.
  2. a horse entered in a race in which another, more important, horse from the same stable, or belonging to the same owner, is run.
  3. a close companion.


running mate

noun

  1. a candidate for the subordinate of two linked positions, esp a candidate for the vice-presidency
  2. a horse that pairs another in a team
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of running mate1

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
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The act didn't work, collapsing under the contradictions that arise from playing housewife while auditioning to be Trump's running mate.

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Last week, Bass foes launched a campaign to recall her from office with financial support from Nicole Shanahan, a Silicon Valley philanthropist and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s former running mate.

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On the campaign trail with Donald Trump last year, Vance spent much of his time sharply criticising Democrats - the usual attack-dog duties that traditionally get dished out to running mates - and sparring with reporters.

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She was slightly ahead of Marcos in opinion polls but decided to become his running mate instead.

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And Emhoff could step back from his legal work if she decides to run, as he did once Harris became Biden’s running mate.

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