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noun U.S. Politics.

a slate of candidates chosen to appeal to a wide range of voters, especially by including members of large regional, ethnic, or religious groups.

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Origin of balanced ticket

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby balanced ticket

balanced occlusion, balanced polymorphism, balanced rudder, balanced sentence, balanced step, balanced ticket, balanced translocation, balanced valve, balance lug, balance of nature, balance of payments

How to use balanced ticket in a sentence

Farrell issued a ticket to an 18-year-old shipyard worker for speeding and an improper exhaust mechanism, according to the TP.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
One area that would immediately benefit is revenue from ticket sales.
Is Any College Football Coach Worth $60 Million? Jim Harbaugh Is|Jesse Lawrence|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Everything you need to know about the U.S.-Cuba thaw, from the details of the deal to when you can book your ticket to Havana.
Up To Speed: The Cuba Embargo|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On Oct. 7, I bought my ticket to Kiev 45 minutes before my flight.
Russians Plot Exiled Government in Kiev|Anna Nemtsova|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

According to a ticket seller who spoke to The Guardian, the site still receives only 10 visitors a day, on average.
Egypt Ain’t The Only Pyramid Show In Town|Nina Strochlic|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had got his ticket of admission to the Casino, after arriving yesterday evening; but the Rooms had not pleased him then.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
Hilda suggested that the ticket-clerk should be interrogated, but the aperture of communication with him was shut.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
In any social movement, then, change and alteration in a new direction must be balanced against the demands of social stability.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Outside Derby station was a ticket platform at which all incoming trains stopped for the collection of tickets.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
But the balanced forces once displaced would be seen constantly to come to an equilibrium at a new point.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock