ballot
noun
a slip or sheet of paper on which a person's vote is marked.
are balloting
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present progressiveof ballot.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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However, unions have said that parts of that agreement have not been fulfilled and that is why they are balloting members for strike action.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2025
Workers for Menzies and ASC are balloting on improved pay offers, raising the possibility that they could also cancel their planned strike action if they accept the new deal.
From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2023
“I think there are going to be many unions that are balloting across the country because people can’t take it anymore,” he told Sky News.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2022
Brian Fitzpatrick, Unison services conditions officer, said: "We're supportive of public health and we haven't got a stance on this, but we are balloting members asking whether they would be for or against."
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2015
The fallout from the Jimmy Savile affair continues; journalists are balloting for further strikes; byzantine management structures are blamed for ham-fisted reactions to errors; doubts persist about its chairman, Chris Patten; morale is low.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 2, 2013
