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straight ticket

straight tick·et
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [streyt tik-it]
    • /streɪt ˈtɪk ɪt/
    • /streɪt ˈtɪkɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [streyt tik-it]
    • /streɪt ˈtɪk ɪt/

Definitions of straight ticket words

  • noun straight ticket a ballot on which all votes have been cast for candidates of the same party. 1
  • noun straight ticket a ticket on which all the candidates nominated by a party are members of the party. 1
  • noun straight ticket a ballot for all the candidates of one and only one political party 0
  • noun straight ticket a ballot cast for candidates of only one party 0

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Origin of straight ticket

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Straight ticket

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

straight ticket popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

straight ticket usage trend in Literature

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