- a slip or sheet of paper on which a person's vote is marked.
- the method of secret voting by means of printed or written slips or sheets of paper or by means of voting machines.
- voting in general, or a round of voting: Our candidate was defeated on the third ballot.
- the list of candidates to be voted on: They succeeded in getting her name placed on the ballot.
- the right to vote: to gain the ballot after years of struggle.
- the whole number of votes cast or recorded.
- a system or the practice of drawing lots: The assassin would be chosen by ballot.
- (formerly) a little ball used in voting.
- to vote: to ballot against a candidate.
- to draw lots: to ballot for places.
- to canvass or solicit (a group, membership, etc.) for votes: Members were balloted on the resolution.
- to select, especially for military service: Certain age groups will not be balloted at this time.
- the democratic practice of selecting a representative, a course of action, or deciding some other choice by submitting the options to a vote of all qualified persons
- an instance of voting, usually in secret using ballot papers or a voting machine
- the paper on which a vote is recorded
- a list of candidates standing for office
- the number of votes cast in an election
- a random selection of successful applicants for something in which the demand exceeds the supply, esp for shares in an oversubscribed new issue
- the allocation by ballot of farming land among eligible candidates, such as ex-servicemen
- a low-interest housing loan allocated by building societies by drawing lots among its eligible members
- to vote or elicit a vote from
- to select (officials, etc) by lot or ballot or to select (successful applicants) at random
- to vote or decide (on an issue, etc)
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