ˈtɪkɪt designate or schedule He slated his talk for 9 AM She was slated to be his successor cover with slate slate the roof enter on a list or slate for an election He was slated for borough president (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate 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