No. 9,051 in French
colistier
A "colistier" is a running mate or fellow candidate on the same electoral list.
In a sentence
Mon colistier et moi avons discuté de la stratégie pour les élections.
My running mate and I discussed the strategy for the elections.
In this sentence, 'colistier' refers to a person who is on the same electoral list or team for a political election.
Elle travaille avec son colistier pour améliorer leur campagne.
She works with her running mate to improve their campaign.
Here, 'colistier' is used to describe her partner in their joint electoral effort to achieve a common goal in the campaign.
Les colistiers doivent s'entendre pour présenter une image unie aux électeurs.
The running mates must agree to present a united image to voters.
In this context, 'colistiers' signifies multiple individuals cooperatively participating on the same electoral list to appeal to voters.
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