ballot
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
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ballots
plural
ballots
Britannica Dictionary definition of BALLOT
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a ticket or piece of paper used to vote in an election
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see also absentee ballot
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a paper ballot = (Brit) a ballot paper
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The issue was on the ballot in November. [=people voted to support or oppose the issue in the November election]
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I cast my ballot [=voted] for the new candidate.
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a process that allows people to vote in secret so that other people cannot see their votes
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They cast their votes in a secret ballot.
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She was elected by secret ballot.
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a
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the total number of votes in an election
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He won 65 percent of the ballot. [=vote]
b
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an election
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He claims that his opponent won by rigging the ballot. [=by rigging the election; by dishonestly controlling the results of the election]
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ballot
/ˈbælət/
verb
ballots;
balloted;
balloting
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ballot
/ˈbælət/
verb
ballots;
balloted;
balloting
Britannica Dictionary definition of BALLOT
[+ object]
chiefly British
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to ask (people) to decide something by voting
— usually used as (be) balloted
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Union members were balloted [=polled] about whether to accept the company's offer.
