Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive & intransitive verb To register (someone) or be registered as a candidate in the primaries of more than one political party.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A file with two convex cutting faces of different curvatures, used in dressing the arms or crosses of small wheels.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb to register as a candidate for more than one political party in the same election.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
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Examples
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The state has a closed Primary system, but allows citizens to cross-file for the position of School Board Director.
Joe The Nerd Ferraro: A Direct Political Result of the Rally for Sanity Joe The Nerd Ferraro 2010
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The state has a closed Primary system, but allows citizens to cross-file for the position of School Board Director.
Joe The Nerd Ferraro: A Direct Political Result of the Rally for Sanity Joe The Nerd Ferraro 2010
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One can search for the descriptions and view digitized images of the records by using keyword (right side of the page) or layered search (left side of the page) One can also run the cross-file search linked to various databases worldwide to share a wide range of information and knowledge.
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One can search for the descriptions and view digitized images of the records by using keyword (right side of the page) or layered search (left side of the page) One can also run the cross-file search linked to various databases worldwide to share a wide range of information and knowledge.
Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: National Archives of Japan 2008
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During the beta phase, scitopia.org's cross-file searching was refined, in an attempt to increase the precision and consistency of keyword and author searches.
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At Stanford Resarch International, Engelbart pioneered such firsts in computer technology as the mouse, display editing, windows, cross-file editing, idea/outline processing, hypermedia, and groupware.
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In the primary, registered voters can only select candidates from their own party, except in the cases of judges and school board members, who can cross-file.
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In a further farce, Pennsylvania allows local judicial candidates to "cross-file" on both major-party primary ballots.
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School board candidates are allowed to cross-file to seek both parties 'nominations.
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All four candidates plan to cross-file on both the Democratic and Republican ballots in the primary.
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