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ballot
noun
a
secret
vote
in
which
people
choose
a
candidate
or
decide
on
an
issue
•
The
union
will
hold
a
ballot
next
week
to
decide
on
the
strike
.
The
union
will
hold
a
ballot
next
week
to
decide
on
the
strike
.
•
The
committee
chose
the
new
chairperson
by
secret
ballot
.
The
committee
chose
the
new
chairperson
by
secret
ballot
.
from
Italian
‘
ballotta
’,
diminutive
of
‘
balla
’ (“
ball
”),
referring
to
the
little
balls
once
used
for
secret
voting
noun
a
paper
or
electronic
form
on
which
you
mark
your
vote
•
She
slipped
her
marked
ballot
into
the
sealed
box
.
She
slipped
her
marked
ballot
into
the
sealed
box
.
•
Make
sure
your
ballot
is
signed
before
mailing
it
.
Make
sure
your
ballot
is
signed
before
mailing
it
.
noun
the
total
number
of
votes
cast
in
an
election
or
poll
•
The
final
ballot
showed
a
narrow
victory
for
the
mayor
.
The
final
ballot
showed
a
narrow
victory
for
the
mayor
.
•
After
counting
the
ballots
,
officials
announced
a
record
turnout
.
After
counting
the
ballots
,
officials
announced
a
record
turnout
.
verb
to
decide
something
or
choose
someone
by
holding
a
secret
vote
•
The
board
agreed
to
ballot
the
employees
about
remote
work
policies
.
The
board
agreed
to
ballot
the
employees
about
remote
work
policies
.
•
Members
will
ballot
tomorrow
to
elect
a
new
president
.
Members
will
ballot
tomorrow
to
elect
a
new
president
.