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noun | verb ballotballot1 /ˈbælət/ ●○○ noun social studies, politics ETYMOLOGYballot1Origin: 1500-1600 Italian ballotta, from balla ball because small balls were used for voting ► on the ballot There were 17 propositions on the ballot (=17 things to be voted on). ► cast ... ballots people waiting in line to cast their ballots (=vote) THESAURUSoccasion of voting► vote an act of voting, when a group of people vote in order to decide or choose something: The three proposals will be put to a vote next week. They took a vote, and it was unanimous. ► election an event in which people vote to choose someone for an official position: There is a presidential election every four years. ► ballot the system of voting in secret, or an occasion when people vote this way: The union members chose a leader by secret ballot. ► referendum an occasion when people in a state or country vote in order to make a decision about a subject: There must be a referendum on any changes to the state constitution. ► show of hands an occasion when a group of people vote informally by raising their hands: Let’s have a show of hands – who wants the next meeting to be on a Friday? ► polls the place where people vote in an election: Voters will go to the polls next week to choose a new governor. 1[countable, uncountable] a system of secret voting, or an occasion when you vote in this way: a disappointing result in the ballot There were 17 propositions on the ballot (=17 things to be voted on).► see thesaurus at vote22[countable] a piece of paper on which you make a secret vote: people waiting in line to cast their ballots (=vote)3[countable] the number of votes recorded: He won 45% of the ballot. [Origin: 1500–1600 Italian ballotta, from balla ball because small balls were used for voting] noun | verb ballotballot2 verb [intransitive, transitive] VERB TABLEballot |
| Present | I, you, we, they | ballot | | he, she, it | ballots | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | balloted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have balloted | | he, she, it | has balloted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had balloted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will ballot | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have balloted |
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| Present | I | am balloting | | he, she, it | is balloting | | you, we, they | are balloting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was balloting | | you, we, they | were balloting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been balloting | | he, she, it | has been balloting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been balloting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be balloting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been balloting |
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