slate

Noun

• a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices

• a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers

• thin layers of rock used for roofing

• (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate

Verb

• cover with slate
  • slate the roof
    

• enter on a list or slate for an election
  • He was slated for borough president
    

• designate or schedule
  • He slated his talk for 9 AM
    
  • She was slated to be his successor
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  ticket , slating