does the term [running mate] come from long distance running?
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does the term [running mate] come from long distance running?
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The term "running mate" is a compound word entirely within
English, with no roots in other languages. Its origin dates back to the mid-1800s.
The earliest documented use of "running mate" found by the Oxford English Dictionary is from 1859 in the Weekly Hawk-eye (Burlington,
Iowa) newspaper [Oxford English Dictionary].
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