balanced ticket

American  

noun

U.S. Politics.

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of balanced ticket

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Even her California allies liked the balanced ticket.

From Washington Post • Nov. 26, 2022

“She needs to figure out what a balanced ticket looks like,” said Christina Greer, an associate professor of political science at Fordham University.

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2021

Or, following her husband's example, HRC could dispense altogether with the idea of a balanced ticket.

From US News • Jun. 28, 2016

The so-called balanced ticket, on which candidates were chosen to galvanize their singular constituencies — typically, Irish, Italian and Jewish voters — has been in decline since 1961.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2012

Minority sympathies are still considered essential in civic affairs, and the ethnically balanced ticket remains something of a reflex.

From Time Magazine Archive