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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bal•lot /ˈbælət/USA pronunciation n. - [countable] a sheet on which a vote is registered.
- Governmentthe method or act of secret voting:[count;
usually singular]:elected her treasurer in a secret ballot.[ noncount;
by + ~ ]:chosen by ballot. - Government[uncountable] the right to vote.
- Government[uncountable] the whole number of votes cast or recorded.
v. [no object] - Governmentto vote by ballot.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bal•lot (bal′ət),USA pronunciation n., v., -lot•ed, -lot•ing. n. - Governmenta slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote.
- Governmentthe method of secret voting by means of printed or written ballots or by means of voting machines.
- Governmentvoting in general, or a round of voting:Our candidate was defeated on the third ballot.
- Governmentthe list of candidates to be voted on:They succeeded in getting her name placed on the ballot.
- Governmentthe right to vote:to gain the ballot after years of struggle.
- Governmentthe whole number of votes cast or recorded.
- Governmenta system or the practice of drawing lots:The assassin would be chosen by ballot.
- Government(formerly) a little ball used in voting.
v.i. - Governmentto vote by ballot:to ballot against a candidate.
- Governmentto draw lots:to ballot for places.
v.t. - Governmentto canvass or solicit (a group, membership, etc.) for votes:Members were balloted on the resolution.
- Governmentto select, esp. for military service, by ballot:Certain age groups will not be balloted at this time.
- Venetian), equivalent. to ball(a) ball1 + -otta diminutive suffix
- Italian ballotta (probably
- Middle French ballotte)
- (1540–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ballot /ˈbælət/ n - the democratic practice of selecting a representative, a course of action, or deciding some other choice by submitting the options to a vote of all qualified persons
- an instance of voting, usually in secret using ballot papers or a voting machine
- the paper on which a vote is recorded
- a list of candidates standing for office
- the number of votes cast in an election
- a random selection of successful applicants for something in which the demand exceeds the supply, esp for shares in an oversubscribed new issue
- NZ the allocation by ballot of farming land among eligible candidates, such as ex-servicemen
- NZ a low-interest housing loan allocated by building societies by drawing lots among its eligible members
vb ( -lots, -loting, -loted)- to vote or elicit a vote from: we balloted the members on this issue
- (transitive) usually followed by for: to select (officials, etc) by lot or ballot or to select (successful applicants) at random
- (transitive) often followed by for: to vote or decide (on an issue, etc)
Etymology: 16th Century: from Italian ballotta, literally: a little ball, from balla ball1 |