ballot
noun
a slip or sheet of paper on which a person's vote is marked.
balloted
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past participleof ballot.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof ballot.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
ballotnouna slip or sheet of paper on which a person's vote is marked.
Example Sentences
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Party members and supporters will be balloted on the leadership race from 28 August until 17 September.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Staff at an East Dunbartonshire secondary school are being balloted on strike action over "serious health and safety concerns".
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2025
Earlier this month, the Unite union said members would be balloted on strike action following reports the institution could cut up to 700 jobs.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2025
Staff at Dundee University were also balloted for strike action last week following reports up to 700 jobs could be cut in an effort to overcome a £35m deficit.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025
Thus a bricklayer stands at the head of the building club, where every member perhaps subscribes two guineas per month, and each house, value about one hundred pounds, is balloted for, as soon as erected.
From An History of Birmingham (1783) by William Hutton
