ballot

  • 61Ballot box — Ballot Bal lot (b[a^]l l[u^]t), n. [F. ballotte, fr. It. ballotta. See {Ball} round body.] [1913 Webster] 1. Originally, a ball used for secret voting. Hence: Any printed or written ticket used in voting. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of secret… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 62ballot box — n 1.) a box that ballot papers are put in after voting 2.) the ballot box the system or process of voting in an election through the ballot box ▪ The people have expressed their views through the ballot box …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 63ballot box — ballot boxes 1) N COUNT A ballot box is the box into which ballot papers are put after people have voted. 2) N SING: the N You can refer to the system of democratic elections as the ballot box. Martinez expressed confidence of victory at the… …

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  • 64Ballot De Sauvot — (date de naissance et prénom inconnus) est un homme de lettres amateur du XVIIIe siècle appartenant à l entourage de Jean Philippe Rameau (Sylvain Ballot, son frère, était le notaire de Rameau). Il a remanié le livret de Pygmalion, acte de… …

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  • 65Ballot de sauvot — (date de naissance et prénom inconnus) est un homme de lettres amateur du XVIIIe siècle appartenant à l entourage de Jean Philippe Rameau (Sylvain Ballot, son frère, était le notaire de Rameau). Il a remanié le livret de Pygmalion, acte de… …

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  • 66ballot box — ballot ,box noun 1. ) count a box in which you put your ballot after you have voted 2. ) singular the democratic system of voting: From now on, they would pursue their goals through the ballot box. stuff the ballot box AMERICAN to cheat during an …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 67ballot paper — ballot papers N COUNT: usu pl A ballot paper is a piece of paper on which you indicate your choice or opinion in an election or ballot …

    English dictionary

  • 68Ballot de Sauvot — (date de naissance et prénom inconnus) est un homme de lettres amateur du XVIIIe siècle appartenant à l entourage de Jean Philippe Rameau (Sylvain Ballot, son frère, était le notaire de Rameau). Il a remanié les livrets de Pygmalion, acte de …

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  • 69ballot paper — ballot .paper n a piece of paper on which you record your vote spoiled ballot papers (=ones that have been marked incorrectly and so cannot be counted) …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 70ballot rigging — ballot .rigging n [U] the practice of cheating in an election by not counting the ballot papers correctly …

    Dictionary of contemporary English