Definitions for ballotˈbæl ət
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bal•lotˈbæl ət(n.)
a sheet of paper or the like on which a voter marks his or her vote.
Category: Government
the method of secret voting by printed or written ballot or by voting machine.
Category: Government
a round of voting.
Category: Government
the list of candidates to be voted on.
Category: Government
the right to vote.
Category: Government
the whole number of votes cast or recorded.
Category: Government
a system or the practice of drawing lots.
Category: Government
a little ball used in voting.
Category: Government
(v.i.)to vote by ballot.
Category: Government
to draw lots.
Category: Government
(v.t.)to solicit for votes.
Category: Government
to vote on or select by ballot.
Category: Government
Origin of ballot:
1540–50; (< MF ballotte) < It ballotta (prob. < Venetian) =ball(a)ball1+-otta dim. suffix
bal′lot•er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
ballot(noun)
a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
vote, ballot, voting, balloting(verb)
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
"there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person"
ballot(verb)
vote by ballot
"The voters were balloting in this state"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
ballot(noun)ˈælət
a secret vote
a secret ballot
ballotˈælət
a paper on which a vote is written
to count ballots
Wiktionary
ballot(Noun)
a paper or card used to cast a vote
ballot(Noun)
the process of voting, especially in secret
ballot(Noun)
a list of candidates running for office; a ticket
ballot(Noun)
the total of all votes cast in an election
ballot(Verb)
to vote
ballot(Verb)
to draw lots
Origin: From ballotta, a small ball used to register a vote.
Webster Dictionary
Ballot(noun)
originally, a ball used for secret voting. Hence: Any printed or written ticket used in voting
Ballot(noun)
the act of voting by balls or written or printed ballots or tickets; the system of voting secretly by balls or by tickets
Ballot(noun)
the whole number of votes cast at an election, or in a given territory or electoral district
Ballot(noun)
to vote or decide by ballot; as, to ballot for a candidate
Ballot(verb)
to vote for or in opposition to
Translations for ballot
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ballot(noun)
a method of voting in secret by marking a paper and putting it into a box
They held a ballot to choose a new chairman; The question was decided by ballot.
- stembriefAfrikaans
- إقْتِراعٌ سِرّيArabic
- избори с бюлетиниBulgarian
- votaçãoPortuguese (BR)
- tajné hlasováníCzech
- die GeheimwahlGerman
- afstemning; hemmelig afstemning; stemmeseddelDanish
- μυστική ψηφοφορίαGreek
- votaciónSpanish
- salajane hääletusEstonian
- رای گیری توسط برگۀ رایFarsi
- lippuäänestysFinnish
- vote, scrutinFrench
- הַצבָּעָה חֲשָׁאִיתHebrew
- मत-पत्रHindi
- glasački listićCroatian
- titkos szavazásHungarian
- pemungutan suaraIndonesian
- leynileg atkvæðagreiðslaIcelandic
- voto, scrutinioItalian
- 無記名投票Japanese
- 투표 용지Korean
- slaptas balsavimasLithuanian
- aizklāta balsošanaLatvian
- undianMalay
- ballotageDutch
- stemmeseddel; hemmelig avstemningNorwegian
- tajne głosowaniePolish
- رای گیری توسط برگۀ رایPersian
- د رايې كاغذ، د كاغذ يوه ټوټه چه هر څوك خپله را يه پر ليكى، په دغه تر تيب رايه وركونه يا اخيستنه، ټولى رايېPashto
- votaçãoPortuguese
- vot, scrutinRomanian
- (тайное) голосованиеRussian
- tajné hlasovanieSlovak
- glasovanjeSlovenian
- tajno glasanjeSerbian
- sluten omröstningSwedish
- วิธีลงคะแนนเสียงแบบลับThai
- gizli oylamaTurkish
- 無記名投票Chinese (Trad.)
- таємне голосуванняUkrainian
- بیلٹ، رائےUrdu
- sự bỏ phiếu kínVietnamese
- 无记名投票Chinese (Simp.)
Get even more translations for ballot »
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"ballot." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 18 Jun 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/ballot>.