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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
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