ballot
/ˈbælət/noun, verb2 syllables
Ballot means: a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative.
Synonyms for ballot3
What does ballot mean?3
noun
1
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative“there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion”
2
a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
verb
1
vote by ballot“The voters were balloting in this state”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with ballot?3
Ballot in a sentence
- The results of the ballot are a foregone conclusion.patgfisher
- None of the candidates achieved the required majority at the first ballot.Caecilius
- The people will decide at the ballot box.patgfisher
- Signatures don't have to match for the ballot to count.DJ_Saidez
- The ballot paper must be put into an envelope.sundown
- Voters cast their ballots for mayor every four years.unknown
- We have to count all of the ballots.Source_VOA
- The distribution of the ballots took ten minutes.zumley
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of ballot
as a noun
- plural
- ballots
as a verb
- past tense
- balloted
- present participle
- balloting
- third-person singular
- ballots
- past participle
- balloted