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to ballot

to ballot

1 3.7
To vote in secret to choose a person or decide something
  • verb
  • /ˈbælət/
translation icon : votar
  • These national races are a vehicle to ballot access, and that's how the Greens have so much ballot access and can run local candidates in so many states.

Examples

  • And Unison has not balloted for action over the pay freeze since it came into effect in 2009.

    Blog text (13)
  • When Unison did eventually ballot for action in late October, importantly the ballot was for "sustained strike action": i.e., not just one day of action.

    Blog text (13)
  • We call some methods on him, we tell him to cast his ballot, and then what do we do when we're done?

  • The unions that balloted for strike action got around 80-90% of members voting in favor, and soon the date of June 30 was set as the first joint day of action.

    Blog text (13)
  • Two weeks earlier, Taipei and Kaohsiung members had balloted for mayoral nominations.

    Academic text (1995)
  • A few of the smaller unions, like the teachers' unions ATL and NUT and civil servants' union PCS, balloted for strike action over the changes very rapidly.

    Blog text (13)
  • The workers decided to ballot on whether to accept the new contract.

  • Before making a final decision, the committee will ballot all members for their opinions.

  • Many citizens will ballot in the upcoming election to choose their new mayor.

Synonyms

to cast
vsto ballot
159 5.3

To officially give a vote in an election

highlights private marking by secret paper rather than general official deposit
to go to the polls
vsto ballot
  • Literature
35 3.0

To vote in an election

centers on secret written submission rather than general participation
to cast your vote
vsto ballot
19 3.1

Give your choice in an election or official decision

emphasizes secret written submission rather than a general formal act
to poll
vsto ballot
6 3.2

To cast a vote in an election

stresses private paper submission, not necessarily at a station

Phrasal Verbs

2 8.4

To add fake votes to an election to change its result

Compounds

39 3.9

A ballot a person fills out and mails before election day because they cannot go to the polling place

31 2.5

A sealed container where voters put their voting papers during an election

People vote privately so no one knows their choice

How Random

lottery
57 2.7
coin toss
17 2.4
drawing lots
4 3.6
to ballot
1 3.7
to vote
1.0

Surface Forms

ballot infinitive
balloted past
balloted past participle
balloting present participle
ballots third person singular

Etymology

Ballot as a verb comes from the same 'small ball' story, so to ballot is 'to vote' or to cast a choice, often in a secret way.