ballot


Definition: Meaning of, ballot in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈbalət /

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ballot ballots
  1. [uncountable and countable] a system of voting, usually in secret, or an occasion when you vote in this way
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  2. [countable] a piece of paper on which you make a secret vote [=  ballot paper]
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  3. the ballot the total number of votes in an election
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ballot balloted balloted
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balloting ballots
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  1. to ask someone to vote for something
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  2. to vote for something
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ballot used in phrases

  • absentee ballot (noun)
    1. a process by which people in the United States can vote before an election because they will be away during the election
  • ballot box (noun)
    1. [countable] a box that ballot papers are put in after voting
    2. the ballot box the system or process of voting in an election
  • ballot paper (noun)
    1. a piece of paper on which you record your vote
  • ballot rigging (noun)
    1. the practice of cheating in an election by not counting the ballot papers correctly
  • secret ballot (noun)
    1. a way of voting in which people write their choices on a piece of paper in secret, or an act of voting in this way
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