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running mates

running mates is the plural of running mate.

Meaning of running mate

Noun

running mate (plural running mates)

  1. A candidate on a joint ticket.
  2. (US) A candidate for the US vice-presidency.
    • My first decision after being assured of victory was to choose my running mate. I decided that I needed to compensate for my lack of experience in Washington, and seriously considered Senators John Glenn, Frank Church, Scoop Jackson, Ed Muskie, and Walter Mondale.2011, Jimmy Carter, White House Diary, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 5
    Synonyms:
    ticketmate
  3. One of a pair of ships with coordinated, often reciprocal, sailing schedules.
  4. One of a pair of horses running the same race for the same stable or owner.

Questions about running mates

What is running mates the plural of?
Running mates is the plural of running mate.

Words near running mates in the dictionary

  1. running low
  2. running mad
  3. running madness
  4. running man
  5. running mate
  6. running mates
  7. running meter
  8. running meters
  9. running nowhere
  10. running of the bulls
  11. running off

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