ballot
41BALLOT — n. m. Petite balle de marchandises. Un ballot de mercerie. Un ballot de livres. Des ballots qui viennent par le roulage, par le chemin de fer. Ouvrir un ballot …
42ballot — bal•lot [[t]ˈbæl ət[/t]] n. 1) gov a sheet of paper or the like on which a voter marks his or her vote 2) gov the method of secret voting by printed or written ballot or by voting machine 3) gov a round of voting 4) gov the list of candidates to… …
43ballot — / bælət/ noun 1. an election where people vote for someone by marking a cross on a paper with a list of names ● Six names were put forward for three vacancies on the committee so a ballot was held. 2. a selection made by taking papers at random… …
44Ballot — The documentation representing a shareholder s decision when a company s ownership group votes on corporate issues. Ballots are usually dispersed at annual meetings, when shareholders vote in the board of directors. In most situations, the ballot …
45ballot — noun 1》 a procedure by which people vote secretly on an issue. ↘(the ballot) the total number of votes cast in a ballot. 2》 a lottery held to decide the allocation of tickets or other things among a number of applicants. verb (ballots,… …
46ballot — 1 noun 1 (C, U) a system of secret voting or an occasion when you vote in this way: The Club s officers are always chosen by ballot. 2 (C) a piece of paper on which you make a secret vote; ballot paper 3 (C) the number of votes recorded; poll 1… …
47ballot — [ˈbælət] noun [C/U] I a secret vote to decide about an issue or to decide who wins an election II verb [T] ballot [ˈbælət] to ask people to vote in a ballot …
48ballot — I. noun Etymology: Italian ballotta, from Italian dialect, diminutive of balla ball more at balloon Date: 1549 1. a. a small ball used in secret voting b. a sheet of paper used to cast a secret vote 2. a. the action or system of secret voting b.… …
49Ballot — Bal|lot1 〈[balo:] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 kleiner Warenballen [Etym.: frz., »kleiner Ballen«; zu balle »Kugel, Warenballen« <fränk. *balla »Kugel, Ball«] Bal|lot2 〈[bæ̣lət] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; in England u. den USA〉 Geheimabstimmung [Etym.:… …
50ballot — I. n. 1. Voting ticket, ticket, voting ball. 2. Vote, total vote, number of voters, votes cast. II. v. n. Vote, cast votes, take a vote, take a ballot …
