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   What is running mate?

   • Definition of running mate noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (in the US) a person who is chosen by the candidate in an election, especially that for president, to support them and to have the next highest political position if they win The presidential nominee was advised to choose a woman as a running mate.

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   Who is a candidate's running mate?

   • In an election campaign, a candidate's running mate is the person that they have chosen to help them in the election. If the candidate wins, the running mate will become the second most important person after the winner. He selected her as his running mate.

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   What is the running mate system in US politics?

   • The running mate system in US politics was never formally adopted in law, but has existed since at least 1864. “Under the original system, the vice-president was simply the presidential candidate who received the second most electoral college votes in the presidential election.

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   How are American running mates chosen?

   • Historically, American running mates were chosen by political parties in consultation with the principal candidate (i.e., the person running for president or governor).

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   Should a running mate be from a different state?

   • It is preferred, but not legally required, that the running mate be from a different state from the presidential nominee, because each elector can vote for no more than one candidate from their own state. Running mates can also be chosen from swing states in order to boost a candidate's chance of winning in the state. [citation needed]

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   Do electors have to vote for a running mate?

   • Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. Twenty-five states required that a presidential candidate have a running mate to appear on the ballot. Someone who is from a different region than the candidate may be chosen as a running mate to provide geographic balance to the ticket.

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   RUNNING MATE definition: 1. in the US, a political partner chosen for a politician who is trying to get elected: 2. in the…. Learn more.

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     RUNNING MATE meaning: 1. in the US, a political partner...

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   • Running Mate in Simplified Chinese

     RUNNING MATE translate: （美国政治选举中的）竞选伙伴. Learn more in the...

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     RUNNING MATE translate: （美國政治選舉中的）競選夥伴. Learn more in the...

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   1. a horse used in a race to set the pace for another horse from the same stable. 2. a candidate for the lesser of two closely associated offices, as for the vice-presidency, in his or her relationship to the candidate for the greater office.

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   The meaning of RUNNING MATE is companion. How to use running mate in a sentence. companion; a horse entered in a race to set the pace for a horse of the same owner or stable…

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   What does the noun running mate mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun running mate . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   In an election campaign, a candidate's running mate is the person that they have chosen to help them in the election. If the candidate wins, the running mate will become the second most important person after the winner.

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   noun. /ˈrʌnɪŋ meɪt/ [usually singular] (politics) (in the US) a person who is chosen by the candidate in an election, especially that for president, to support them and to have the next highest political position if they win. The presidential nominee was advised to choose a woman as a running mate. Wordfinder. Topics Politics c2.

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   A running mate is a person running together with another person on a joint ticket during an election.