Meaning Of The Word Ballot

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Ballot Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Ballot?

ballot
A ballot is a secret vote in which people select a candidate in an election, or express their opinion about something.
countable noun: A ballot is a piece of paper on which you indicate your choice or opinion in a secret vote.

ballot in American English
a ball
to decide by means of the ballot; vote
intransitive verb: to vote by ballot
noun: a slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote
transitive verb: to canvass or solicit (a group, membership, etc.) for votes

ballot in British English
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
verb: to vote or elicit a vote from

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