Meaning of run for the exercise | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To run for political office with little chance of success.
   US, colloquial
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, exercise.

Examples

“[I]f Rockefeller wanted to run⟳ for the exercise, [Democrats] reasoned, let⟳ him kill⟳ himself off and clear the way for a more regular Republican in the next election.”

“BENTSEN: SAYS HE WON'T RUN⟳ "FOR THE EXERCISE" "Asked about the 1992 presidential race⟳, Bentsen said he would not run⟳ as a sacrificial lamb so that the [Dems] would have⟳ a credible candidate and avoid⟳ a humiliating defeat⟳"”

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