vote a straight ticket

vote a straight ticket
vote a straight ticket
Fig. to cast a ballot on which all one's votes are for members of the same political party. •

I'm not a member of any political party, so I never vote a straight ticket.

I usually vote a straight ticket because I believe in the principles of one party and not in the other's.

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{v. phr.} To not differentiate one's ballot according to individual names and posts, but to vote for all candidates for all positions of the same party. * /"I never have time.to study the ballot in detail," Marie said, "and so I tend to vote a straight Republican ticket."/

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • vote a straight ticket — {v. phr.} To not differentiate one s ballot according to individual names and posts, but to vote for all candidates for all positions of the same party. * / I never have time.to study the ballot in detail, Marie said, and so I tend to vote a… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • vote\ a\ straight\ ticket — v. phr. To not differentiate one s ballot according to individual names and posts, but to vote for all candidates for all positions of the same party. I never have time to study the ballot in detail, Marie said, and so I tend to vote a straight… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • straight ticket — n. (AE) to vote a straight ticket ( to vote for all the candidates of one party ) * * * [ˌstreɪt tɪkɪt] (AE) to vote a straight ticket ( to vote for all the candidates of one party ) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • straight ticket — n a vote in which someone chooses all the ↑candidates from a particular political party in the US →↑split ticket …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Straight-ticket voting — Voting for candidates of the same party for multiple positions is called straight ticket voting. For instance, if a member of the Democratic Party in the United States votes for every candidate from President, Senator, Representative, Governor,… …   Wikipedia

  • straight ticket — noun a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party • Ant: ↑split ticket • Hypernyms: ↑vote, ↑ballot, ↑voting, ↑balloting * * * noun : a ballot cast for all the candidates of one party compare …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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: SPLIT TICKET …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • 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: SPLIT TICKET …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • straight\ ticket — noun 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: split ticket …   Словарь американских идиом

  • straight ticket — noun (C) a vote in which someone chooses all the candidates of a particular political party in the US …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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