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- pronunciation:
- bae
liht
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a piece of paper on which people who are voting enter their choices.
Some people thought that the ballot was confusing and weren't sure if they were marking their votes correctly. |
definition 2: |
the act or way of voting.
The issue will be decided by ballot.- synonyms:
- election, poll, vote
- similar words:
- polling
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related words: |
election |
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
ballots, balloting, balloted |
definition: |
to vote by using ballots.
We balloted to choose our new mayor.- synonyms:
- vote
- similar words:
- choose, decide, pick, poll
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derivation: |
balloter (n.) |
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