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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.

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Origin of balanced ticket

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby balanced ticket

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