- 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. 2013.
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Straight ticket — Ticket Tick et, n. [F. [ e]tiquette a label, ticket, fr. OF. estiquette, or OF. etiquet, estiquet; both of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. stick. See {Stick}, n. & v., and cf. {Etiquette}, {Tick} credit.] A small piece of paper, cardboard, or the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
straight-ticket — ˌstraight ˈticket ; adjective • straight ticket voting Main entry: ↑straight ticketderived … Useful english 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 — ☆ straight ticket n. a ballot cast for candidates of only one party … English World dictionary
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. (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 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 A ballot cast for all the candidates of a specific political party. Sally voted a straight ticket for her political party … Wiktionary
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
