noun
- plural of slate; flat pieces of rock used for roofing or writing surfaces
- lists of candidates nominated for election
Usage: political
verb
- third person singular present of slate; schedules or designates for a particular purpose
- third person singular present of slate; criticizes harshly
Usage: informal
Examples
- The old house had beautiful gray slates on the roof.
- Students once wrote on slates with chalk.
- The party announced their slates for the upcoming election.
- The committee slates the meeting for next Tuesday.
- The critic slates the new movie in her review.
- Workers are replacing the damaged slates after the storm.
- Both political slates include experienced candidates.