split (one's) ticket

To vote for candidates from more than one political party for different roles in public office. It has become increasingly uncommon for voters to split their ticket by voting for candidates from both parties.

split ticket

A ballot cast for candidates of more than one party, as in I'm registered as an Independent, and indeed I usually vote a split ticket. This idiom uses ticket in the sense of "a list of nominees for office," a usage dating from the late 1700s. Also see straight ticket.

词组	split (one's) ticket
释义	split (one's) ticket split (one's) ticket To vote for candidates from more than one political party for different roles in public office. It has become increasingly uncommon for voters to split their ticket by voting for candidates from both parties. See also: split, ticket Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. split ticket A ballot cast for candidates of more than one party, as in I'm registered as an Independent, and indeed I usually vote a split ticket. This idiom uses ticket in the sense of "a list of nominees for office," a usage dating from the late 1700s. Also see straight ticket. See also: split, ticket The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: split the ticket split ticket ticker the shoe is on the other foot shoe is on the other foot shoe is on the other foot, the the boot is on the other foot ride off in all directions run off in all directions I’ve got to split
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