running mates
Campaign ballot duo
Running mates are candidates who run together on the same political ticket, most commonly a presidential candidate and their vice-presidential pick.
The term emphasizes their linked fate—they campaign together and win or lose as a pair.
She announced her running mate at the convention.
Outside politics, running mates can refer to companions who regularly run or jog together, or more broadly to close associates in any joint venture.
What makes complete
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
duo · pair · tandem · counterpart · unity · compatibility · loyalty · trust
Of the second-highest office
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- ballotVoting document
- nomineesThose proposed for selection
- candidatesThose seeking selection
pairing · duo · tandem · bipartisan · selection · announcement · convention · acceptance
Gathers or recovers
- stumpTrunk base after felling
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
- speechesFormal spoken presentations
debates · platform · endorsement · polling · advertising · volunteers · canvassing · messaging
Evaluating suitability through investigation
- shortlistCulled selection for review
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- criteriaStandards for judgment
geography · demographics · experience · qualifications · diversity · age · ideology · outsider
complement
What makes complete
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
teamwork · duo · pair · tandem · counterpart · unity · compatibility · loyalty · trust · coordination
vice-presidential
Of the second-highest office
candidates · pairing · duo · tandem · bipartisan · selection · announcement · convention · acceptance · veepstakes
rallies
Gathers or recovers
- stumpTrunk base after felling
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
speeches · debates · platform · endorsement · polling · advertising · volunteers · canvassing · messaging · surrogates
vetting
Evaluating suitability through investigation
- shortlistCulled selection for review
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
criteria · geography · demographics · experience · qualifications · diversity · age · ideology · outsider · insider
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- couplescouple, married couple, married couples, pair, twosome
- partnerspartners, partner, business partners, business partner, associates
- 2000 ElectionFlorida recount, hanging chads, Bush v. Gore, Al Gore, George W. Bush
- political organizerscommunity organizers, grassroots leaders, mobilizers, canvassers, volunteer coordinators
running matesrivals
Those who compete
adversaries · challengers · competitors · nemeses · antagonists
running matesthe other side
running, mates, mate, runs, runner, runners, mated, mating, matey