ballot
noun
a slip or sheet of paper on which a person's vote is marked.
is balloting
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present progressiveof ballot (3rd person singular).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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Teachers are taking strike action over pay and even one of the headteachers' unions, the ASCL, is balloting for walkouts for the very first time.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2023
Unison, which is balloting workers from over 250 health trusts and boards across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, said strikes were "not inevitable."
From Reuters ● Oct. 27, 2022
The Royal College of Nursing is balloting all UK members for strike action.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2022
Now the Public & Commercial Services Union, the largest civil service trade union, which represents about 300,000 workers, is balloting its members on a possible strike to protest the job cuts.
From BusinessWeek ● Jun. 9, 2011
Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Unite, the trade union for Royal Mail managers, is balloting its members over the threat of compulsory redundancies.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 27, 2010
