ballotnoun
uk/ˈbæl.ət/us/ˈbæl.ət/[ C or U ] a system or occasion of secret voting:
Representatives were elected by ballot.
Everyone casts his or her ballot (= votes) in secret.
They decided to hold a ballot.
[ C ] also ballot paper a piece of paper on which you write your vote
put sth to the ballot UK
to vote secretly on a particular matter:
OK, this seems to be an area of disagreement, so let's put it to the ballot.
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- The election of the government is carried out by secret ballot.
- The result of the strike ballot will be known tomorrow morning.
- Since she supported none of the candidates, she spoiled her ballot paper.
- ballot rigging
- The delegates were elected by ballot.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Elections
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absolute majority
- abstain
- abstention
- aye
- franchise
- general election
- gerrymandering
- go to the country idiom
- hat
- nominate
- rigging
- safe
- scrutineer
- secret ballot
- show of hands
- spoil
- stump
- vote of confidence
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ballotverb [ T ]
uk/ˈbæl.ət/us/ˈbæl.ət/to organize a secret vote by a group of people in order to find out their views:
The union decided to ballot its members on the issue.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Elections
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absolute majority
- abstain
- abstention
- aye
- franchise
- general election
- gerrymandering
- go to the country idiom
- hat
- nominate
- rigging
- safe
- scrutineer
- secret ballot
- show of hands
- spoil
- stump
- vote of confidence
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