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noun
1.
a slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote.
2.
the method of secret voting by means of printed or written ballots or by means of voting machines.
3.
voting in general, or a round of voting: Our candidate was defeated on the third ballot.
4.
the list of candidates to be voted on: They succeeded in getting her name placed on the ballot.
5.
EXPANDthe right to vote: to gain the ballot after years of struggle.
6.
the whole number of votes cast or recorded.
7.
a system or the practice of drawing lots: The assassin would be chosen by ballot.
8.
COLLAPSE(formerly) a little ball used in voting.
verb (used without object)
9.
to vote by ballot: to ballot against a candidate.
10.
to draw lots: to ballot for places.
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Balloting
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verb (used with object)
11.
to canvass or solicit (a group, membership, etc.) for votes: Members were balloted on the resolution.
12.
to select, especially for military service, by ballot: Certain age groups will not be balloted at this time.
Origin:
1540–50; (< Middle French ballotte) < Italian ballotta (probably < Venetian), equivalent to ball(a) ball1 + -otta diminutive suffix
1540–50; (< Middle French ballotte) < Italian ballotta (probably < Venetian), equivalent to ball(a) ball1 + -otta diminutive suffix
Related forms
bal·lot·er, noun
non·bal·lot·ing, noun
pre·bal·lot, verb (used with object), pre·bal·lot·ed, pre·bal·lot·ing.
re·bal·lot, noun, verb (used without object)
un·bal·lot·ed, adjective
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| balloting | |
noun | |
| 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" [syn: vote] |
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