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ballot
[ bal-uht ]
noun
- a slip or sheet of paper on which a person's vote is marked.
- the method of secret voting by means of printed or written slips or sheets of paper or by means of voting machines.
- voting in general, or a round of voting:
Our candidate was defeated on the third ballot.
- the list of candidates to be voted on:
They succeeded in getting her name placed on the ballot.
- the right to vote:
to gain the ballot after years of struggle.
- the whole number of votes cast or recorded.
- a system or the practice of drawing lots:
The assassin would be chosen by ballot.
- (formerly) a little ball used in voting.
verb (used without object)
- to vote:
to ballot against a candidate.
- to draw lots:
to ballot for places.
verb (used with object)
- to canvass or solicit (a group, membership, etc.) for votes:
Members were balloted on the resolution.
- to select, especially for military service:
Certain age groups will not be balloted at this time.
ballot
/ ˈæə /
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
- a list of candidates standing for office
- the number of votes cast in an election
- a random selection of successful applicants for something in which the demand exceeds the supply, esp for shares in an oversubscribed new issue
- the allocation by ballot of farming land among eligible candidates, such as ex-servicemen
- a low-interest housing loan allocated by building societies by drawing lots among its eligible members
verb
- to vote or elicit a vote from
we balloted the members on this issue
- trusually foll byfor to select (officials, etc) by lot or ballot or to select (successful applicants) at random
- troften foll byfor to vote or decide (on an issue, etc)
Other Word Forms
- ldz· noun
- ԴDz·ldz·Բ noun
- ·ldz verb (used with object) preballoted preballoting
- ·ldz noun verb (used without object)
- ܲ·ldz· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of ballot1
Idioms and Phrases
see stuff the ballot box .Example Sentences
A ballot by Accommodation BID, which represents 83 hotels in the city, found that the majority supported the idea of a £2 City Visitor Charge.
Canadians have shattered early vote records, with more than 7m people casting their ballots so far.
The lawmaker will instead push for a ballot initiative, he said.
The conclave is a gathering of 120 cardinals who hold a secret ballot in the Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope.
More than 7 million Canadians have cast their ballots in advance, setting a new record for early voter turnout, Elections Canada says.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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