ballot
noun
a slip or sheet of paper on which a person's vote is marked.
were balloting
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past progressiveof ballot.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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But they were balloting to switch to a new model where visitors would pay £2 plus VAT per hotel room, within a designated area of the city.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2025
She said it was "unfortunate" that unions were balloting for industrial action.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2024
To be sure, the Administration did decide to request the new funds on the morning of the day that Texans were balloting, but the decision was only a tentative one.
From Time Magazine Archive
The electors were balloting; but with the ballot,—so said the leader of the understrappers,—there never was any excitement.
From The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope
The Judge could see that in one or two cases delegations were balloting again.
From In the Heart of a Fool by William Allen White
