"split ticket" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: split tickets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} split ticket (plural split tickets)
  1. (US) A ballot cast for candidates of more than one political party. Wikipedia link: Split-ticket voting Tags: US Related terms: straight ticket
    Sense id: en-split_ticket-en-noun-VWnMUqjT Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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