ballot

Pluralballots

Formsballots, balloting, balloted

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A piece of paper used to mark and cast your vote.

   Like a slip of paper where you mark who you want to win.

   Each voter dropped a ballot into the wooden box.

   She marked her ballot and folded it in half.

   Similarvote

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   The act of voting, usually done in secret.

   The club held a secret ballot to choose its leader.

   The first ballot ended without a clear winner.

   Similarvote, poll, election

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3. 3
   noun

   All the votes that people cast, added up together.

   Like all the points in a game added into one final score.

   The winning candidate took most of the ballot.

   He received nearly half the ballot in the first count.

   Similarvote, poll

4. 4
   nounUScountable

   The list of people you can choose between in an election.

   Three new candidates appeared on the ballot this year.

   Her name was added to the ballot for city council.

   Similarticket, slate

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5. 5
   verbintransitive

   To vote by using a ballot.

   The members will ballot on the new rules next week.

   Workers ballot every year to choose their leaders.

   Similarvote

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6. 6
   verbtransitive

   To ask a group of people to vote on something.

   The committee balloted its members on the budget.

   They will ballot every employee about the new schedule.

   Similarpoll, canvass, survey, consult

7. 7
   verbintransitive

   To choose people or things at random, like a lottery.

   Like drawing names from a hat to see who gets a spot.

   When too many people applied, the school had to ballot for places.

   Organizers balloted to decide who got the limited seats.

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