running mateとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

running mate (plural running mates)

1. (politics) A candidate on a joint ticket.
2. (US politics) A candidate for the US vice-presidency.
   • 2011, Jimmy Carter, White House Diary‎, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 5:

     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.

   • 2024 May 5, Ramon Antonio Vargas, Edward Helmore, “Kristi Noem defends killing dog: ‘I’m tired of politicians pretending to be what they’re not’”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     Noem’s latest justification for fatally shooting Cricket at her farm […] comes as fellow Republicans have all but written off her chances of being chosen as Donald Trump’s running mate in November’s presidential election.

3. (nautical) One of a pair of ships with coordinated, often reciprocal, sailing schedules.

同意語

• (political candidate on the same ticket or for US vice-presidency): ticketmate