cross-file

1. 1.

   have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties

   Synonymsregister

   Broadercampaign

   Narrowerslate

Questions about cross-file

What does cross-file mean?

cross-file means "have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties".

How many syllables are in cross-file?

cross-file has 3 syllables: cross--fi-le. The stress falls on "cross-".

What is another word for cross-file?

Close synonyms include register. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cross-file a common word?

cross-file is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.