Australian ballot

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a ballot containing the names of all the candidates for public office, handed to the voter at the polling station to be marked in secret: so called because it originated in Australia.

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Compare Indiana ballot, Massachusetts ballot, office-block ballot.

Origin of Australian ballot

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Words nearby Australian ballot

Australia Day, Australian, Australiana, Australian Alps, Australian Antarctic Territory, Australian ballot, Australian bluebell creeper, Australian Capital Territory, Australian cattle dog, Australian crawl, Australian doubles

Example sentences from the Web for Australian ballot

However, more than 20 players on the ballot this year were probably worthy of being enshrined in Cooperstown.
Conservative Curt Says His Politics, Not His Pitching, Kept Him Out of the Hall of Fame|Ben Jacobs|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If 29 vote for someone else, the race for speaker goes to a second ballot for the first time in almost 100 years.
Kamikaze Congress Prepares to Strike Boehner|Ben Jacobs|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
At least 29 fellow Republicans must vote against Boehner for a second ballot to be reached, and that seems very unlikely.
The YOLO Caucus' New Cry for Attention|Ben Jacobs|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He goes into some detail into what it took to persuade voters to pass marriage equality at the ballot box in four states in 2012.
The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality|E.J. Graff|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

By 2012, the marriage equality movement had won in courts and legislatures—but not at the ballot box.
The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality|E.J. Graff|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, the Australian submarine has got up through the Narrows and has torpedoed a gunboat at Chunuk.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
His paper commenced in March, 1803, in the 15th year of the colony, and was the first Australian periodical.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
A very heavy Australian order for these last named was executed here in 1853, and there is always a small demand for them.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
Entertained a small party of Australian officers as my private guests for 48 hours, my idea being to give them a bit of a rest.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
I had known him well in Melbourne where he helped me more than anyone else to get the hang of the Australian system.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

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