1bal·lot 
/ˈbælət/ noun
plural bal·lots /ˈbælət/ noun 1 [count] : a ticket or piece of paper used to vote in an election
▪ a paper ballot = (Brit) a ballot paper ▪ The issue was on the ballot in November. [=people voted to support or oppose the issue in the November election] ▪ I cast my ballot [=voted] for the new candidate. — see also absentee ballot 2 : a process that allows people to vote in secret so that other people cannot see their votes [count] ▪ They cast their votes in a secret ballot. [noncount] ▪ She was elected by secret ballot. 3 [noncount] a : the total number of votes in an election
▪ He won 65 percent of the ballot. [=vote]
b : an election
▪ He claims that his opponent won by rigging the ballot. [=by rigging the election; by dishonestly controlling the results of the election]
▪ a paper ballot = (Brit) a ballot paper ▪ The issue was on the ballot in November. [=people voted to support or oppose the issue in the November election] ▪ I cast my ballot [=voted] for the new candidate. — see also absentee ballot
▪ He won 65 percent of the ballot. [=vote]
b : an election
▪ He claims that his opponent won by rigging the ballot. [=by rigging the election; by dishonestly controlling the results of the election]
