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ballot
noun /ˈbæl.ət/Definition
› [C or U] a system or occasion of secret voting: Representatives were elected by ballot. They decided to hold a ballot.Elections › [C] (also ballot paper) a piece of paper on which you write your voteElections put sth to the ballot › to vote secretly on a particular matter: OK, this seems to be an area of disagreement, so let's put it to the ballot.Elections
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SMART Thesaurus: Elections
Synonyms and related words:
- absentee ballot noun
- absolute majority noun
- abstain verb (NOT VOTE)
- abstention noun (NOT VOTING)
- aye noun
- ballot rigging noun
- franchise noun (VOTE)
- general election noun
- gerrymandering noun
- go to the country idiom
- hung adjective
- nominate verb (SUGGEST)
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