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

OTHER WORDS FROM ballot

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ballot

ballad ballet ballot

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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.