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dream ticket

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noun

  1. a combination of two people, usu. candidates in an election, that is considered to be ideal

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Voters in the early primary states would frequently say their dream ticket would be Mr. Biden and Sen. Kamala D. Harris.

From Washington Times • Apr. 23, 2020

The two of them were my dream ticket, after all.

From The Guardian • Feb. 2, 2020

“My dream ticket, however, would have Sarah at the top of the ticket!” said John Gregory, of Oregon.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2015

Influential alt-rock band Yo La Tengo are popular with music critics It was a lot of fun, it's always fun to write your dream ticket but not everybody is always available.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2011

Around midnight, Brock called Convention Chairman John Rhodes on the podium and invited him to a breakfast next morning in Brock's 70th-floor Plaza suite to discuss the "dream ticket."

From Time Magazine Archive

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