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I'm a liberal democrat, but used to have great respect for Sen. McCain - well, NO MORE … his choice of Sarah Palin as VP for his ticket is the most asinine thing I've ever heard of … for goodness sake!

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  1. noun A paper slip or card indicating that its holder has paid for or is entitled to a specified service, right, or consideration: a theater ticket; an airline ticket.
  2. noun An e-ticket.
  3. noun A certifying document, especially a captain's or pilot's license.
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card ·  bill ·  item ·  money ·  today ·  trip ·  check ·  car ·  package ·  newspaper ·  option ·  credit

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ticket:   tickets
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  1. Obsolete French etiquet, label, note, from Old French estiquet, post serving as a target in certain sports, notice, label, from estiquier, to stick, of Germanic origin; see steig- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English ticket, from Old French *estiquet, etiquet, masculine, estiquette, etiquette, feminine, a bill, note, label, ticket, especially a bill stuck up on a gate or wall as a public notice, French étiquette, feminine, a label, ticket, etiquette, from Middle High German G. stecken, stick: see stick. Cf. etiquette.
  2. from ticket, n.
 

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