Mate
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Mate may refer to:
In chess:
- Checkmate, a situation in chess
- Fool's mate, the quickest possible checkmate in the game of chess
In boating:
- Chief Mate, the head of the deck department on a merchant vessel
- Bosun's Mate, one or more sailors on a navy vessel assigned to assist a Bosun
- Second Mate, the navigation officer aboard a ship
- Third Mate, the third officer of a merchant vessel
In cuisine:
- Mate (beverage), the popular caffeinated beverage made from Yerba mate
- Mate de coca, a beverage made from coca
- Yerba mate, a South American herb
In politics:
- Mate Granić, Croatian diplomat and politician
- Running mate, a fellow candidate for the same party in one election
In other fields:
- Mate, one of a pair of animals
- Mate, goddess in Latvian mythology
- Mate (colloquialism), colloquialism used to refer to a friend commonly used in the Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and Ireland
- Mate of Origin, a rugby based competition played in New Zealand
- Mate Tusanga, a non-profit online mathematical tool
- Vasiliy Mate (1856–1917), Russian artist and engraver
