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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a nominee for the lesser of two closely related political offices

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1727 1. companion 2. a horse entered in a race to set the pace for a horse of the same owner or stable 3. a candidate running for a subordinate place on a ticket; especially the candidate for vice-president

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(running mates) In an election campaign, a candidate's running mate is the person that they have chosen to help them in the election. If the candidate wins, the running mate will become the second most important person after the winner. (mainly AM) ...Clinton's selection of Al Gore as his running mate. N-COUNT: oft poss N

Moby Thesaurus

also-ran, aspirant, baby kisser, buddy, candidate, chum, comate, companion, comrade, crony, dark horse, defeated candidate, dud, favorite son, hopeful, lame duck, office seeker, pal, political hopeful, presidential timber, stalking-horse