ballot
ballot
(bælət )Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense ballots , present participle balloting , past tense, past participle balloted
1. countable noun [oft by NOUN]
2. countable noun
A ballot is a piece of paper on which you indicate your choice or opinion in a secret vote.
Election boards will count the ballots by hand.
They succeeded in putting Perot's name on the ballot in Florida.
3. verb
If you ballot a group of people, you find out what they think about a subject by organizing a secret vote.
The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike. [VERB noun]
balloting uncountable noun
International observers say the balloting was fair.
