ballot
[ bal-uh t ]
/ ˈbæl ət /
noun
verb (used without object), bal·lot·ed, bal·lot·ing.
to vote by ballot: to ballot against a candidate.
to draw lots: to ballot for places.
verb (used with object), bal·lot·ed, bal·lot·ing.
to canvass or solicit (a group, membership, etc.) for votes: Members were balloted on the resolution.
to select, especially for military service, by ballot: Certain age groups will not be balloted at this time.
Origin of ballot
1540–50; (< Middle French
ballotte) < Italian
ballotta (probably < Venetian), equivalent to
ball(a)
ball1 +
-otta diminutive suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for ballot
ballot
/ (ˈbælət) /
noun
verb -lots, -loting or -loted
Word Origin for ballot
C16: from Italian
ballotta, literally: a little ball, from
balla
ball
1
Idioms and Phrases with ballot
ballot
see stuff the ballot box.