balanced ticket

noun

, U.S. Politics.

1. a slate of candidates chosen to appeal to a wide range of voters, especially by including members of large regional, ethnic, or religious groups.

Word History and Origins

Origin of balanced ticket¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

When another member of the cabinet, John Biffen, wondered aloud if the Tories should fight the next election with a "balanced ticket" - code for less than full-throated Thatcherism - he opened the papers to find he was a "semi-detached member of the government".

From BBC

Even her California allies liked the balanced ticket.

From Washington Post

"Having a balanced ticket in terms of Republicans, if they get the House and Senate, or just the House, will help slow some of the government spending which many have seen as one of the major contributors to inflation. So that happening may help do some of Fed's work for them, so to speak, and that's why that would be viewed favorably by the market."

From Reuters

He framed the potential team as “a balanced ticket with two rising Democratic Party stars.”

From Washington Times

“She needs to figure out what a balanced ticket looks like,” said Christina Greer, an associate professor of political science at Fordham University.

From New York Times