ballot (redirected from Ballot design)

bal·lot  (blt)

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.

intr.v. bal·lot·ed, bal·lot·ing, bal·lots

1. To cast a ballot; vote.

2. To draw lots.

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[Italian ballotta, a small ball used to register a vote, diminutive of dialectal balla, ball, of Germanic origin; see bhel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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ballot·er n.

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ballot [ˈbælət]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) 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

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an instance of voting, usually in secret using ballot papers or a voting machine

3. the paper on which a vote is recorded

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a list of candidates standing for office

5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the number of votes cast in an election

6. (Business / Commerce) a random selection of successful applicants for something in which the demand exceeds the supply, esp for shares in an oversubscribed new issue

7. NZ the allocation by ballot of farming land among eligible candidates, such as ex-servicemen

8. NZ a low-interest housing loan allocated by building societies by drawing lots among its eligible members

vb -lots, -loting, -loted

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to vote or elicit a vote from we balloted the members on this issue

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr; usually foll by for) to select (officials, etc.) by lot or ballot or to select (successful applicants) at random

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr; often foll by for) to vote or decide (on an issue, etc.)

[from Italian ballotta, literally: a little ball, from balla ball¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ballot - a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) absentee ballot - (election) a ballot that is cast while absent (usually mailed in prior to election day)
	2.	ballot - a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person" balloting, vote, voting selection, choice, option, pick - the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" block vote - a vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate represents secret ballot - a vote in which each person's choice is secret but the totaled votes are public split ticket - a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party straight ticket - a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party multiple voting - the act of voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.) casting vote - the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie veto - a vote that blocks a decision write-in - a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot
Verb	1.	ballot - vote by ballot; "The voters were balloting in this state" vote - express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night"

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ballot

noun

vote, election, voting, poll, polling, referendum, show of hands The result of the ballot will not be known for two weeks.

verb

poll, canvass The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.

Translations

ballot [ˈbælət]

A. N (= voting) → votación f; (= paper) → papeleta f (de voto)
on the first ballot → a la primera votación
to take a ballot on sth → someter algo a votación
there will be a ballot for the remaining places → se sortearán las plazas restantes
to vote by secret ballot → votar en secreto

B. VT to ballot the members on a strike → someter la huelga a votación entre los miembros

C. VI

1. (= vote) → votar

2. (= draw lots) to ballot for [+ tickets] → rifar, sortear
to ballot for a place → sortear un puesto

D. CPD ballot box N → urna f
ballot box stuffing N (US) → fraude m electoral, pucherazo m
ballot paper N → papeleta f (de voto)

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ballot [ˈbælət]

n

(= election) → scrutin m

(= vote) → vote m
to hold a ballot → procéder à un vote
to hold a ballot on sth → procéder à un vote sur qch
to cast a ballot → voter
to cast a ballot for sth → voter en faveur de qch
secret ballot → vote m à bulletin secret

vt [union, party] [+ members, workers] → faire voter
to ballot sb on sth → faire voter qn sur qch
ballot box n → urne pour voter)f >
to do sth through the ballot box (= by voting) → faire qch par la voie des urnes

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ballot

n

(= method of voting) → (geheime) Abstimmung; (= election) → Geheimwahl f; voting is by ballot → die Wahl/Abstimmung ist geheim; to decide something by ballot → über etw (acc) → (geheim) abstimmen

(= vote) → Abstimmung f; (= election) → Wahl f; first/second ballot → erster/zweiter Wahlgang; to take or hold a ballot → abstimmen, eine Wahl abhalten, wählen; they demanded a ballot → sie verlangten eine (geheime) Wahl

(numbers) → abgegebene Stimmen; a large ballot → eine hohe Wahlbeteiligung

vi → abstimmen; (= elect) → eine (geheime) Wahl abhalten

vt members → abstimmen lassen

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ballot:

ballot box

n → Wahlurne f

ballot paper

n → Stimm- or Wahlzettel m

ballot rigging

n → Wahlbetrug m, → Wahlfälschung f

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ballot [ˈbælət]

1. n → votazione f (a scrutinio segreto)
on the first ballot → alla prima votazione

2. vt (members) → consultare tramite votazione

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ballot

n ballot [ˈbӕlət]

a method of voting in secret by marking a paper and putting it into a box They held a ballot to choose a new chairman; The question was decided by ballot. stembrief إقْتِراعٌ سِرّي избори с бюлетини tajné hlasování afstemning; hemmelig afstemning; stemmeseddel die Geheimwahl μυστική ψηφοφορία votación salajane hääletus رای گیری توسط برگۀ رای lippuäänestys vote, scrutin הַצבָּעָה חֲשָׁאִית मत-पत्र glasački listić titkos szavazás pemungutan suara leynileg atkvæðagreiðsla voto, scrutinio 無記名投票 투표 용지 slaptas balsavimas aizklāta balsošana undian ballotage stemmeseddel; hemmelig avstemning tajne głosowanie votação vot, scru­tin (тайное) голосование tajné hlasovanie glasovanje tajno glasanje sluten omröstning วิธีลงคะแนนเสียงแบบลับ gizli oylama 無記名投票 таємне голосування بیلٹ، رائے sự bỏ phiếu kín 无记名投票