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   ballot

   /ˈbalət/

   noun

   • 1. a system of voting secretly and in writing on a particular issue: "a strike ballot"
   • ▪ the total number of votes cast in a ballot: "he won 54 per cent of the ballot"
   • ▪ the piece of paper used to record a person's vote: "there were fifty-three abstentions and twenty-eight spoilt ballots"
   • ▪ a lottery held to decide the allocation of tickets, shares, or other things among a number of applicants: "a ballot decides which investors will be successful in buying the stock"

   verb

   • 1. (of an organization) ask (members) to vote secretly on an issue: "the union is preparing to ballot its members on industrial action"
   • ▪ cast one's vote on an issue: "ambulance crews balloted unanimously to reject the deal"
   • ▪ decide the allocation of (something) to applicants by drawing lots: "if the offer is oversubscribed acceptances will be balloted"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (originally denoting a small coloured ball placed in a container to register a vote): from Italian ballotta, diminutive of balla (see ball1).

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   The meaning of BALLOT is a small ball used in secret voting. How to use ballot in a sentence. Did you know?

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   noun. the democratic practice of selecting a representative, a course of action, or deciding some other choice by submitting the options to a vote of all qualified persons. an instance of voting, usually in secret using ballot papers or a voting machine. the paper on which a vote is recorded.

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   A ballot is a secret vote in which people select a candidate in an election, or express their opinion about something. The result of the ballot will not be known for two weeks. American English : ballot / ˈbælət /

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   n. 1. A sheet of paper or a card used to cast or register a vote, especially a secret one. 2. The act, process, or method of voting, especially in secret. 3. A list of candidates running for office; a ticket. 4. The total of all votes cast in an election. 5. The right to vote; franchise. 6. A small ball once used to register a secret vote.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishballot noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   noun. /ˈbælət/ [uncountable, countable] the system of voting in writing and usually in secret; an occasion on which a vote is held. The chairperson is chosen by secret ballot. The union cannot call a strike unless it holds a ballot of members. ballot for something a ballot for the Conservative leadership.