Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
party square — A square on an election ballot which permits the voting of a straight party ticket by one mark only, that is, a mark in the square. 26 Am J2d Elect § 210 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Straight-ticket voting — Voting for candidates of the same party for multiple positions is called straight ticket voting. For instance, if a member of the Democratic Party in the United States votes for every candidate from President, Senator, Representative, Governor,… … Wikipedia
straight — straight1 [ streıt ] adjective ** ▸ 1 not bending/curving ▸ 2 not leaning ▸ 3 honest and true ▸ 4 information: correct ▸ 5 without interruption ▸ 6 serious ▸ 7 voting for one party ▸ 8 drink: not mixed ▸ 9 about person ▸ 10 clean and neat ▸ 11… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Ticket (election) — A ticket refers to a single election choice which fills more than one political office or seat. For example, in the U.S., the candidates for President and Vice President run on the same ticket , because they are elected together on a single… … Wikipedia
ticket — noun 1 for travel, an event, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ one way (esp. AmE), single (BrE) ▪ return (BrE), round trip (AmE) ▪ day, season, weekly … Collocations dictionary
straight — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English streght, straight, from past participle of strecchen to stretch more at stretch Date: 14th century 1. a. free from curves, bends, angles, or irregularities < straight hair > < straight timber > b. generated… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Straight ticket — Ticket Tick et, n. [F. [ e]tiquette a label, ticket, fr. OF. estiquette, or OF. etiquet, estiquet; both of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. stick. See {Stick}, n. & v., and cf. {Etiquette}, {Tick} credit.] A small piece of paper, cardboard, or the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Party identification — is a political term to describe a voter s underlying allegiance to a political party. The term was first used in the United States in the 1950s, but use of the term has decreased in usage as the process of party dealignment has… … Wikipedia
Ticket — Tick et, n. [F. [ e]tiquette a label, ticket, fr. OF. estiquette, or OF. etiquet, estiquet; both of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. stick. See {Stick}, n. & v., and cf. {Etiquette}, {Tick} credit.] A small piece of paper, cardboard, or the like,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ticket day — Ticket Tick et, n. [F. [ e]tiquette a label, ticket, fr. OF. estiquette, or OF. etiquet, estiquet; both of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. stick. See {Stick}, n. & v., and cf. {Etiquette}, {Tick} credit.] A small piece of paper, cardboard, or the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
