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absentee ballot(dictionary)

ballot 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Italian; Origin: ballotta, from balla ( BALLOON1); because small balls were used for voting]
[U and C] a system of voting, usually in secret, or an occasion when you vote in this way
::The party leader is elected by secret ballot .
::Workers at the plant held a ballot and rejected strike action.
[C] a piece of paper on which you make a secret vote
-synonym ballot paper ballot paper
::Only 22% of voters cast their ballots .
the ballot
the total number of votes in an election
::He won 54% of the ballot.