ballot

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

Noun

1. the practice of selecting a representative or course of action by voting

2. the number of votes cast in an election

3. the actual vote or paper indicating a person's choice

Verb

[-loting, -loted]

1. to vote or ask for a vote from: we balloted the members on this issue

2. to vote for or decide on something by ballot [Italian ballotta a little ball]

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

Translations

ballot [ˈbælət] n → votación f

ballot [ˈbælət] n → scrutin m

ballot [ˈbælət] n → (geheime) Abstimmung f

ballot [ˈbælət] n → scrutinio

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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 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