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ballot
ballota slip of paper on which a voter marks his or her choice; voting in general
Not to be confused with:ballet – a classical dance; a company of ballet dancersbal·lot B0045900 (băl′ət)n.1. A sheet of paper or a card used to cast or register a vote, especially a secret one.2. The act, process, or method of voting, especially in secret.3. A list of candidates running for office; a ticket.4. The total of all votes cast in an election.5. The right to vote; franchise.6. A small ball once used to register a secret vote.intr.v. bal·lot·ed, bal·lot·ing, bal·lots 1. To cast a ballot; vote.2. To draw lots.
[Italian ballotta, a small ball used to register a vote, diminutive of dialectal balla, ball, of Germanic origin; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]
bal′lot·er n.ballot (ˈbælət) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) 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 persons2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an instance of voting, usually in secret using ballot papers or a voting machine3. the paper on which a vote is recorded4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a list of candidates standing for office5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the number of votes cast in an election6. (Commerce) a random selection of successful applicants for something in which the demand exceeds the supply, esp for shares in an oversubscribed new issue7. NZ the allocation by ballot of farming land among eligible candidates, such as ex-servicemen8. NZ a low-interest housing loan allocated by building societies by drawing lots among its eligible membersvb, -lots, -loting or -loted9. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to vote or elicit a vote from: we balloted the members on this issue. 10. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (usually foll by: for) to select (officials, etc) by lot or ballot or to select (successful applicants) at random11. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often foll by: for) to vote or decide (on an issue, etc)[C16: from Italian ballotta, literally: a little ball, from balla ball1]bal•lot (ˈbæl ət)
n. 1. a sheet of paper or the like on which a voter marks his or her vote. 2. the method of secret voting by printed or written ballot or by voting machine. 3. a round of voting. 4. the list of candidates to be voted on. 5. the right to vote. 6. the whole number of votes cast or recorded. 7. a system or the practice of drawing lots. 8. a little ball used in voting. v.i. 9. to vote by ballot. 10. to draw lots. v.t. 11. to solicit for votes. 12. to vote on or select by ballot. [1540–50; (< Middle French ballotte) < Italian ballotta (probably < Venetian) =ball(a) ball1 + -otta diminutive suffix] bal′lot•er, n. ballot
Past participle: balloted
Gerund: balloting
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| I ballot | | you ballot | | he/she/it ballots | | we ballot | | you ballot | | they ballot |
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| I balloted | | you balloted | | he/she/it balloted | | we balloted | | you balloted | | they balloted |
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| I am balloting | | you are balloting | | he/she/it is balloting | | we are balloting | | you are balloting | | they are balloting |
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| I have balloted | | you have balloted | | he/she/it has balloted | | we have balloted | | you have balloted | | they have balloted |
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| I was balloting | | you were balloting | | he/she/it was balloting | | we were balloting | | you were balloting | | they were balloting |
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| I had balloted | | you had balloted | | he/she/it had balloted | | we had balloted | | you had balloted | | they had balloted |
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| I will ballot | | you will ballot | | he/she/it will ballot | | we will ballot | | you will ballot | | they will ballot |
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| I will have balloted | | you will have balloted | | he/she/it will have balloted | | we will have balloted | | you will have balloted | | they will have balloted |
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| I will be balloting | | you will be balloting | | he/she/it will be balloting | | we will be balloting | | you will be balloting | | they will be balloting |
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| I have been balloting | | you have been balloting | | he/she/it has been balloting | | we have been balloting | | you have been balloting | | they have been balloting |
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| I will have been balloting | | you will have been balloting | | he/she/it will have been balloting | | we will have been balloting | | you will have been balloting | | they will have been balloting |
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| I had been balloting | | you had been balloting | | he/she/it had been balloting | | we had been balloting | | you had been balloting | | they had been balloting |
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| I would ballot | | you would ballot | | he/she/it would ballot | | we would ballot | | you would ballot | | they would ballot |
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| I would have balloted | | you would have balloted | | he/she/it would have balloted | | we would have balloted | | you would have balloted | | they would have balloted |
ballotA piece of paper or card used to make a vote, the right to vote, a total number of votes, or an act of voting.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  ballot - a document listing the alternatives that is used in votingdocument, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)absentee ballot - (election) a ballot that is cast while absent (usually mailed in prior to election day) | | 2. |  ballot - a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person"balloting, vote, votingselection, choice, option, pick - the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"block vote - a vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate representssecret ballot - a vote in which each person's choice is secret but the totaled votes are publicsplit ticket - a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one partystraight ticket - a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one partymultiple voting - the act of voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.)casting vote - the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tieveto - a vote that blocks a decisionwrite-in - a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot | | Verb | 1. |  ballot - vote by ballot; "The voters were balloting in this state"vote - express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night" |
ballotnoun1. vote, election, voting, poll, polling, referendum, show of hands The result of the ballot will not be known for two weeks.verb1. poll, canvass The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.ballotverbTo select by vote for an office:elect, vote (in).Translationsballot (ˈbӕlət) noun a method of voting in secret by marking a paper and putting it into a box. They held a ballot to choose a new chairman; The question was decided by ballot. 無記名投票 无记名投票IdiomsSeestuff the ballot boxballot
ballot, means of voting for candidates for office. The choice may be indicated on or by the ballot forms themselves—e.g., colored balls (hence the term ballot, which is derived from the Italian ballotta, meaning "little ball"), printed tickets, or mechanical or electronic devices—or by the depositories into which the ballots are put. The ballot was used in Athens in the 5th cent. B.C. by the popular courts and, on the question of ostracism, by the people as a whole; in India before 300 B.C.; and in Rome by the popular assemblies and occasionally by the senate. Ballots were not used during the Middle Ages, but reappeared in the Italian communes and in elections to the papacy during the 13th cent. In the 16th and 17th cent. the ballot appeared in English borough and university elections. The General Court of Massachusetts elected governors by ballot after 1634; corn and beans were occasionally used as ballots. Early American ballots were known as "papers": the name ballot does not occur in America before 1676. The British colonies in America were the first to elect representatives by secret ballot, and its use was made obligatory in all but one of the state constitutions adopted in the United States between 1776 and 1780. In the 19th cent. the use of the ballot became widespread in local and national elections in Europe. Groups wishing to intimidate popular governance have opposed the ballot. The effort to reform election abuses led to the widespread use of the Australian ballot, which was adopted in Victoria in 1857, in Great Britain in 1872, and grew increasingly popular in the United States after 1888. In the latter country it gradually replaced earlier methods of voting such as the lengthy "tickets" distributed by political parties. In the Australian system all candidates' names are printed on a single ballot and placed in the polling places at public expense, and the printing, distribution, and marking of the ballot are protected by law, thus assuring a secret vote. The Australian ballot is now used in many European countries and in almost all sections of the United States. Separate ballots are frequently distributed for referendums and constitutional propositions. Mechanical, computerized, electronic, or optically scannable means of voting (see voting machinevoting machine,
instrument for recording and counting votes. The voting machine itself is generally positioned in a booth, often closed off by a curtain to assure secrecy for the voter.
..... Click the link for more information. ) are now used to record about 90% of all votes in the United States. Estonia used an Internet website as alternative means of voting for local candidates in 2005 and national candidates in 2007. The institution of official ballots and the use of voting machines have helped bring political parties under the scope of the law. Some critics have denounced the excessive length of the United States ballots, claiming that voters are thus too pressed for time in their decisions. The use of the presidential short ballot, listing only the candidates, not the electors pledged to them, has not much alleviated this problem. Ballot an electoral document for secret voting, the form of which is established by the state bodies involved in a particular election. In the USSR the ballot indicates the surname, given name, and patronymic of the candidate for deputy registered in the given electoral district (in the elections to the people’s courts, the ballot gives the name of the candidate for people’s judge) and gives the name of the organization that has nominated him. The ballot is printed in the language of the population of the corresponding electoral district. In accordance with the Election Statute, special rooms are set aside or separate booths are equipped on the election premises for filling out the ballot. ballot1. 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 2. an instance of voting, usually in secret using ballot papers or a voting machine 3. a list of candidates standing for office 4. the number of votes cast in an election 5. a random selection of successful applicants for something in which the demand exceeds the supply, esp for shares in an oversubscribed new issue Ballot
Related to Ballot: ballot box, Preferential ballotBALLOT, government. A diminutive ball, i. e. a little ball used in giving votes; the act itself of giving votes. A little ball or ticket used in voting privately, and, for that purpose, put, into a box, (commonly called a ballot-box,) or into some other contrivance. Ballot
BallotThe document distributed at the annual meeting to shareholders of record who wish to vote their shares in person.BallotA document on which a shareholder records his/her preference for a decision, especially in elections for the board of directors. The ballot may represent one vote per shareholder, but more commonly, it represents one vote per share, giving persons and companies with more shares greater say. Ballots may be filled electronically, over the phone, or in person on paper. They are used at the annual meeting of shareholders and other meetings the company may call. See also: Proxy Ballot.ballot
Related to ballot: ballot box, Preferential ballotSynonyms for ballotnoun voteSynonyms- vote
- election
- voting
- poll
- polling
- referendum
- show of hands
verb pollSynonymsSynonyms for ballotverb to select by vote for an officeSynonymsSynonyms for ballotnoun a document listing the alternatives that is used in votingRelated Words- document
- papers
- written document
- absentee ballot
noun a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternativeSynonymsRelated Words- selection
- choice
- option
- pick
- block vote
- secret ballot
- split ticket
- straight ticket
- multiple voting
- casting vote
- veto
- write-in
verb vote by ballotRelated Words |