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Word: Ballot
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbalət
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of an organization) ask (members) to vote secretly on an issue
Short Definition:ask to vote by ballot
Examples:- the union is preparing to ballot its members on industrial action
Word: Ballot
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century (originally denoting a small coloured ball placed in a container to register a vote): from Italian ballotta, diminutive of balla (see ball)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbalət
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a system of voting secretly and in writing on a particular issue
Short Definition:system of secret voting
Examples:- a strike ballot
- the commissioners were elected by ballot
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