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slate (SLAYT) (verb)
1. A kind of hard stone that splits easily into thin layers: "Most school blackboards were once made of slate and some schools still use this form of chalk board for classroom use."
2. A fine-grained rock that splits easily into layers and is widely used as a roofing material and on walls: "The house was constructed with a slate roof."
3. A list of people who are attempting to win a political election: "The local political party presented an impressive slate of candidates for next year."
4. A record of some past performance or activity: "The party members will have to start over with a clean slate if they want any of their candidates to win during the next election."
5. A portable computer that does not have a keyboard input device physically attached to it: "The slate is essentially a computer that consists of a touch input screen and relies on input to come from finger or stylus input and on-screen keyboards for textual input."

"A slate is a class of notebook computers that accept input from an electronic pen rather than from a keyboard."

slate (SLAYT) (verb)
1. To arrange or to plan for something to happen: "The city is planning to slate a new science museum to be opened next year."

"The singer will slate her new album for release next month."

2. To be chosen for some position, job, etc.: "The company apparently plans to slate our supervisor to become the company's next CEO."

His former boss is on the slate of directors for the new museum that presents an exhibition of roofing styles, materials, and equipment. There is also a very ornate slate roof on the museum structure that was imported from another country.