Originally: a small coloured ball placed in a container to register a secret vote; (hence, by extension) a ticket, paper, etc., so used.
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释义 | the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > means of signifying choice > ball or bean (3) ballot1549 Originally: a small coloured ball placed in a container to register a secret vote; (hence, by extension) a ticket, paper, etc., so used. ball1550 One of the small black or white spheres used in voting by ballot (ballot, n.1 2). bean1579 Literary and proverbial uses:— in reference to the former use of beans in balloting. |
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