ballot

CEFRC1

/ˈbælət/

noun · verb

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  1. 01

    noun

    A system or paper used for voting.

  2. 02

    verb

    To vote in an election.

Examples

  • The chairperson is chosen by secret ballot.

  • International observers counted up the ballot.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The process of voting, especially in secret; a round of voting.

  2. The total of all the votes cast in an election.

  3. 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.

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In context

  • Tom is filling out a ballot.

  • The trade union balloted its members for strike action.

  • July 1836, A. B. (initials of author), London and Westminster Review Article XI, Bribery and Intimidation at Elections the insufficiency of the ballot

Synonyms

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Each citizen filled out a paper blank and placed it in the box.

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Origin

noun

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”).