cross file
/ˈkrɔs ˌfaɪl/
verb
- To register as a candidate in the primary election of more than one political party.
- The mayor decided to cross-file to increase her chances of winning.
- In some states, a candidate can cross-file to run in both the Democratic and Republican primaries.
- Cross-filing allows a candidate to appear on multiple party ballots.
- To file something, such as a document or record, under two or more different categories or systems.
- To make the records easier to find, we cross-file invoices by both date and client name.
- The software lets you cross-file emails into multiple folders.
- The librarian had to cross-file the book under both 'history' and 'biography'.
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