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单词 ballot
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ballot

noun
 
/ˈbælət/
/ˈbælət/
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  1.  
    [uncountable, countable] the system of voting in writing and usually in secret; an occasion on which a vote is held
    • The chairperson is chosen by secret ballot.
    • The union cannot call a strike unless it holds a ballot of members.
    • ballot for something a ballot for the Conservative leadership
    • ballot on/over something a ballot over strike action
    • a ballot on the new contracts
    Synonyms electionelection
    • vote
    • poll
    • referendum
    • ballot
    These are all words for an event in which people choose a representative or decide something by voting.
    • election an occasion on which people officially choose a political representative or government by voting:
      • Who did you vote for in the last election?
    • vote an occasion on which a group of people vote for somebody/​something:
      • They took a vote on who should go first.
    • poll (journalism) the process of voting in an election:
      • They suffered a defeat at the polls.
    • referendum an occasion on which all the adults in a country can vote on a particular issue
    • ballot the system of voting by marking an election paper, especially in secret; an occasion on which a vote is held:
      • The leader will be chosen by secret ballot.
      Ballot is usually used about a vote within an organization rather than an occasion on which the public vote.
    Patterns
    • a national/​local election/​vote/​poll/​referendum/​ballot
    • to have/​hold/​conduct a(n) election/​vote/​poll/​referendum/​ballot
    Collocations Voting in electionsVoting in electionsRunning for election
    • conduct/​hold an election/​a referendum
    • (especially North American English) run for office/​election/​governor/​mayor/​president/​the White House
    • (especially British English) stand for election/​office/​Parliament/​the Labour Party/​a second term
    • hold/​call/​contest a general/​national election
    • launch/​run a presidential election campaign
    • support/​back a candidate
    • sway/​convince/​persuade voters/​the electorate
    • appeal to/​attract/​woo/​target (North American English) swing voters/(British English) floating voters
    • fix/​rig/​steal an election/​the vote
    Voting
    • go to/​be turned away from (especially British English) a polling station/(North American English) a polling place
    • cast a/​your vote/​ballot (for somebody)
    • vote for the Conservative candidate/​the Democratic party
    • mark/​spoil your ballot paper
    • count (British English) the postal votes/(especially North American English) the absentee ballots
    • go to/​be defeated at the ballot box
    • get/​win/​receive/​lose votes
    • get/​win (60% of) the popular/​black/​Hispanic/​Latino/​Muslim vote
    • win the election/(in the US) the primaries/​a seat in Parliament/​a majority/​power
    • lose an election/​the vote/​your majority/​your seat
    • win/​come to power in a landslide (victory) (= with many more votes than any other party)
    • elect/​re-elect somebody (as) mayor/​president/​an MP/​senator/​congressman/​congresswoman
    Taking power
    • be sworn into office/​in as president
    • take/​administer (in the US) the oath of office
    • swear/​take (in the UK) an/​the oath of allegiance
    • give/​deliver (in the US) the president’s inaugural address
    • take/​enter/​hold/​leave office
    • appoint somebody (as) ambassador/​governor/​judge/​minister
    • form a government/​a cabinet
    • serve two terms as prime minister/​in office
    Extra Examples
    • The club members decided in a ballot to suspend the captain.
    • The jury cast their vote by secret ballot.
    • They voted against him at the second ballot.
    Topics Politicsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • secret
    • open
    • postal
    verb + ballot
    • carry out
    • hold
    • organize
    ballot + noun
    • box
    • form
    • paper
    preposition
    • at a/​the ballot
    • by ballot
    • in a/​the ballot
    See full entry
  2.  
    (British English also ballot paper)
    [countable] the piece of paper on which somebody marks who they are voting for
    • What percentage of eligible voters cast their ballots?
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • secret
    • open
    • postal
    verb + ballot
    • carry out
    • hold
    • organize
    ballot + noun
    • box
    • form
    • paper
    preposition
    • at a/​the ballot
    • by ballot
    • in a/​the ballot
    See full entry
  3.  
    the ballot
    [singular] the total number of votes in an election
    • She won 58.8% of the ballot.
  4. see also poll
    Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally denoting a small coloured ball placed in a container to register a vote): from Italian ballotta, diminutive of balla.
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ballot

verb
/ˈbælət/
/ˈbælət/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they ballot
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he / she / it ballots
/ˈbæləts/
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past simple balloted
/ˈbælətɪd/
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past participle balloted
/ˈbælətɪd/
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-ing form balloting
/ˈbælətɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive] ballot somebody (on/over something) to ask somebody to vote in writing and secretly about something synonym poll
    • The union balloted its members on the proposed changes.
    • The workforce will be balloted over strike action.
  2. [intransitive] to vote secretly about something
    • ballot for something The workers balloted for a strike.
    • ballot to do something Ambulance crews balloted unanimously to reject the deal.
  3. Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally denoting a small coloured ball placed in a container to register a vote): from Italian ballotta, diminutive of balla.
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