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ballot
[ bal-uht ]
/ ˈbæl ət /
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noun
verb (used without object), bal·lot·ed, bal·lot·ing.
to vote: to ballot against a candidate.
to draw lots: to ballot for places.
verb (used with object), bal·lot·ed, bal·lot·ing.
to canvass or solicit (a group, membership, etc.) for votes: Members were balloted on the resolution.
to select, especially for military service: Certain age groups will not be balloted at this time.
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Origin of ballot
First recorded in 1540–50; from Middle French ballotte, from Venetian Italian ballotta, equivalent to ball (a ) ball1 + -otta diminutive suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for ballot
ballot
/ (ˈbælət) /
noun
verb -lots, -loting or -loted
Word Origin for ballot
C16: from Italian ballotta, literally: a little ball, from balla ball 1
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Other Idioms and Phrases with ballot
ballot
see stuff the ballot box.
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