Mate

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Mate may refer to:

Relationships:

Mate (colloquialism), a term for a friend, especially in the United Kingdom and Australasia; also used to address strangers
One of a pair of animals, sometimes also applied to a human partner; see mating

Nautical:

A deck officer on a merchant marine vessel, usually ranked from Third Mate or Third Officer (safety officer) through Second Mate or Second Officer (navigation officer) to First Mate, Chief Mate, First Officer or Chief Officer (head of the deck department and second in command under the ship's Master)
A sailor on a navy vessel assigned to assist another, higher ranking one (often an officer or petty officer, e.g. Bosun's mate)

Games:

Checkmate, a situation in chess
Team-mate, a player on the same sports team
Mate of Origin, a rugby based competition played in New Zealand

Politics:

Running mate, a fellow candidate for the same party in one election (e.g. running for US President and Vice President)

People:

Vasiliy Mate (1856–1917), Russian artist and engraver

Other:

Yerba mate, a South American herb
Mate (beverage), the popular caffeinated beverage made from Yerba mate
Mahte, or Māte, an epithet meaning "mother" applied to goddesses in Latvian mythology

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