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Ballot
ˈbalət
Ballot definitions
noun
ballot
ballots
- a system or instance of voting secretly on a particular issue
"a strike ballot"
- the total number of votes cast in a ballot
"he won 54 per cent of the ballot"
- the piece of paper used to record a person's vote
"there were fifty-three abstentions and twenty-eight spoilt ballots"
- a lottery held to decide the allocation of tickets, shares, or other things among a number of applicants
"a ballot decides which investors will be successful in buying the stock"
verb
ballots
balloting
balloted
ballot
- (of an organization) ask (members) to vote secretly on an issue
"the union is preparing to ballot its members on industrial action"
- cast one's vote on an issue
"ambulance crews balloted unanimously to reject the deal"
- decide the allocation of (something) to applicants by drawing lots
"if the offer is oversubscribed acceptances will be balloted"