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cross-file

cross-file \cross-file\ v. i. & t. to register as a candidate for more than one political party in the same election.

WordNet
cross-file

v. have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties [syn: register]

Usage examples of "cross-file".

Down at the end of the shelves was one section of shelving into which the articles were packed more systematically and with greater care, each one tagged and numbered, with cross-filing to a card catalogue and certain journal dates.

The bed was covered with cardboard boxes--an entire detective's case file, with carbons of miscellaneous memos, tip lists, evidence indexes, FIs and questioning reports all cross-filed alphabetically.