ballot en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈbælət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbælət/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian balota (obsolete), ballotta (“small ball, especially one used to register a vote”), from balla (“bale, bundle”) + -otta (suffix forming diminutive nouns); or from Middle French balote (obsolete), ballotte (“small ball used to register a vote”) (also compare Middle French balotiage, French ballottage (“second ballot, runoff”)); both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *ballu (“ball”), from Proto-Germanic *balluz (“ball”).
Meanings
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(qualifier:originally) A small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to signify a vote.
In Wyoming, a GOP state senator forwarded an FGA draft bill to Secretary of State Chuck Gray that would prohibit sending out unsolicited absentee ballot request forms.
2024 March 17, Daniel Medina and Bob Ortega, “Emails show how a right-wing group steers GOP leaders on major policy issues”, in CNN:Imagine if the outcome in Michigan is close, and 75% of Biden supporters vote absentee, yet 10% or more of those ballots are rejected.
2020 September 14, Richard H. Pildes, “The three words that can avert an election nightmare”, in CNN:
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The process of voting, especially in secret; a round of voting.
July 1836, A. B. (initials of author), London and Westminster Review Article XI, Bribery and Intimidation at Elections the insufficiency of the ballot
In the TSSA ballot, 80% of management grade and 60% of general grade members voted to accept, on an overall turnout of 57%.
2023 March 9, Mel Holley, “TSSA accepts offer, but RMT sets new strike dates”, in RAIL, number 978, page 11:
- The total of all the votes cast in an election.
- (US) A list of candidates running for office; a ticket.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ballots | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bullet ballot · ballot chasing · preballot · ballotist · secret ballot · ballot stuffing · straw ballot · postal ballot · ballot harvesting · short ballot · bedsheet ballot · jungle ballot · ranked ballot · ballot curing · ballotful · long ballot · e-ballot · ballotless · balloter · ballot candy · Australian ballot · paper ballot · ballotation · ballot collecting · blanket ballot · ballot-box stuffing · ballot box · absentee ballot · butterfly ballot · Massachusetts ballot · down-ballot
Descendants
Synonyms
ballot paper (paper or card used to cast a vote) · voting slip (paper or card used to cast a vote)
Translations (107)
ko 투표지 (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · it votazione (process of voting) · sv ballotering (process of voting) · pt boletim (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · sh гла̀са̄ње (process of voting) · es papeleta de voto (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · vi phiếu bầu (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · es candidatura (list of candidates) · el ψηφοφορία (process of voting) · uk голосува́ння (process of voting) · id surat suara (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · pl balotaż (process of voting) · cs hlasovací lístek (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · nl kandidatenlijst (list of candidates) · ka ბიულეტენი (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · sk hlasovanie (process of voting) · az səsvermə (process of voting) · es boleta (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · it scheda elettorale (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · km សន្លឹកឆ្នោត (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · fr votation (process of voting) · hy քվեաթերթիկ (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · nb stemmeseddel (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · sv valsedel (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · nb avstemning (process of voting) · no opptelling (total of all votes cast in an election) · cs volba (process of voting) · be бюлетэ́нь (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · pt lista de candidatos (list of candidates) · uk бюлете́нь (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · kac me (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · my မဲ (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · ka ხმის მიცემა (process of voting) · ru бюллете́нь (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · ka საარჩევნო ბიულეტენი (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · vi phiếu bầu cử (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · la suffrāgium (process of voting) · he פתק הצבעה (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · cmn 選票 /选票 (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · el ψηφοδέλτιο (list of candidates) · fr bulletin de vote (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · mi pepa pōti (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · uk виборчий бюлете́нь (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · eo baloto (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · pt cédula eleitoral (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · sh glàsānje (process of voting) · bg бюлети́на (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · fi äänestyslipuke (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · hu szavazólap (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · mk гласање (process of voting) · pl karta do głosowania (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · ru баллотиро́вка (process of voting) · hu szavazócédula (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · mi rārangi kaitono pōti (list of candidates) · nrf scrutîn (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · is kjörseðill (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · es balota (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · pl lista kandydatów (list of candidates) · fo valseðil (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · sv omröstning (process of voting) · fr bulletin (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · ja 投票 (process of voting) · hu titkos szavazás (process of voting) · sl glasovnica (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · es elecciones (process of voting) · sv röstsedel (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · vi lá phiếu (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · fi äänimäärä (total of all votes cast in an election) · eu bozketa (process of voting) · ru волеизъявле́ние (process of voting) · fi äänestys (process of voting) · ko 투표용지 (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · cs hlasování (process of voting) · tl balota (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · pt votação (process of voting) · fi vaalilippu (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · eo baloto (process of voting) · ko 투표 (process of voting) · ar تَصْوِيت (process of voting) · be галасава́нне (process of voting) · ru голосова́ние (process of voting) · pdt Stemm (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · da afstemning (process of voting) · id kertas suara (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · de Abstimmung (process of voting) · cmn 投票 (process of voting) · ja 投票用紙 (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · pl pula głosów (total of all votes cast in an election) · ms kertas undi (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · es votación (process of voting) · se jienasteapmi (process of voting) · ca papereta de vot (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · sl glasovanje (process of voting) · el ψηφοδέλτιο (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · ru избира́тельный бюллете́нь (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · no valgliste (list of candidates) · fi äänestäminen (process of voting) · nl stembiljet (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · mi māpere (process of voting) · fi äänestyslippu (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · pl głosowanie (process of voting) · ro buletin de vot (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · cs volební lístek (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · pl balot (process of voting) · bg гласува́не (process of voting) · de Stimmzettel (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper) · fi ehdokaslista (list of candidates)
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