veepstakes
/ˈviːpsteɪks
/noun [treated as singular or plural] US informal
The notional competition among politicians to be chosen as a party’s candidate for vice president: is the Oklahoma governor a front runner in the veepstakes?...
- According to a gossip column in the New York Post, the current frontrunner in John Kerry's Veepstakes is former Georgia Senator Sam Nunn.
- I'd just like to second Atrios's thoughts on the veepstakes.
- In the '04 veepstakes, Edwards had the least political experience, just six years in the Senate.
Origin
1960s: from veep and sweepstake.
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