balanced ticket

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.

Nearby words

balanced occlusion, balanced polymorphism, balanced rudder, balanced sentence, balanced step, balanced ticket, balanced translocation, balanced valve, balancer, balanchine, balancing act

Origin of balanced ticket

First recorded in 1955–60

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