balloting
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- noun
- /ˈbælɪtɪŋ/
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votación
- The results of each year's balloting are reported in Deane (1988).
- balloting process
- balloting system
If there's ballot harvesting, if there's all this absentee balloting, it just needs to be Election Day.
- If there's ballot harvesting, if there's all this absentee balloting, it just needs to be Election Day.
Examples
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We understand that the teachers have completed their balloting and a decision is forthcoming.
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The sixth and final National League All-Star balloting update will be released tomorrow, Tuesday, June 29th.
Blog text (12) -
The balloting here has now lasted almost three hours.
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Through a simple balloting system, two clusters were then chosen for the study.
Academic text (2007) -
The United States allocated $35 million in aid to South Africa to support the historic balloting.
Academic text (1994) -
The results of the June 1991 balloting were intriguing.
Academic text (1991) -
A week after the balloting, the Supreme Court handed down a decision overturning the election.
Fiction book (2002) -
In each of the states, ten secondary schools were randomly selected through the use of a balloting technique.
Academic text (2005) -
Just 31 percent of the county's 238,000 registered voters turned out for the balloting, but Dent reports only three scanners.
Academic text (2008) -
The balloting for the new committee members will take place next week, ensuring everyone can cast their vote privately.
Synonyms
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1.0
The number of people who choose one option in an election or poll
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1.4
A way of choosing between options, often by ballot or raising a hand
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3.2
A way of voting to choose a person or decide something
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2.6
Collecting votes or opinions from people, for example during an election
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word balloting comes from an old way of voting with small balls: the Italian word ballotta meant 'little ball', like the simple English word ball. So balloting now means the act of voting, especially when votes are secret.