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ballot
[ bal-uht ]
noun
- a slip or sheet of paper on which a person's vote is marked.
- the method of secret voting by means of printed or written slips or sheets of paper or by means of voting machines.
- voting in general, or a round of voting:
Our candidate was defeated on the third ballot.
- the list of candidates to be voted on:
They succeeded in getting her name placed on the ballot.
- the right to vote:
to gain the ballot after years of struggle.
- the whole number of votes cast or recorded.
- a system or the practice of drawing lots:
The assassin would be chosen by ballot.
- (formerly) a little ball used in voting.
verb (used without object)
- to vote:
to ballot against a candidate.
- to draw lots:
to ballot for places.
verb (used with object)
- to canvass or solicit (a group, membership, etc.) for votes:
Members were balloted on the resolution.
- to select, especially for military service:
Certain age groups will not be balloted at this time.
ballot
/ ˈæə /
noun
- 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
- the allocation by ballot of farming land among eligible candidates, such as ex-servicemen
- a low-interest housing loan allocated by building societies by drawing lots among its eligible members
verb
- to vote or elicit a vote from
we balloted the members on this issue
- trusually foll byfor to select (officials, etc) by lot or ballot or to select (successful applicants) at random
- troften foll byfor to vote or decide (on an issue, etc)
Other 51Թ Forms
- ldz· noun
- ԴDz·ldz·Բ noun
- ·ldz verb (used with object) preballoted preballoting
- ·ldz noun verb (used without object)
- ܲ·ldz· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ballot1
Idioms and Phrases
see stuff the ballot box .Example Sentences
The Electoral Commission has called on the government to expand the list of accepted ID and to allow voters to cast their ballot without ID if another registered voter could vouch for their identity.
The rules for postal voting are different, so voters can share photos of their own postal ballot paper on social media if they wish.
Feelings behind the scenes that UK Labour does not get the fight that the party in Wales will face at the ballot box are starting to spill over.
With the cure process on hold in court, previously planned events to help voters cure ballots have also been put on pause.
It's not yet clear if they have secured a majority and the counting of ballots is ongoing.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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