Ballot word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "ballot" word

[noun] a choice that is made by voting; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"
[noun] a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
[verb] vote by ballot; "The voters were balloting in this state"

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\Bal"lot\ (b[a^]l"l[u^]t), n. [F. ballotte, fr. It. ballotta. See {Ball} round body.] 1. Originally, a ball used for secret voting. Hence: Any printed or written ticket used in voting. 2. The act of voting by balls or written or printed ballots or tickets; the system of voting secretly by balls or by tickets. The insufficiency of the ballot. --Dickens. 3. The whole number of votes cast at an election, or in a given territory or electoral district. {Ballot box}, a box for receiving ballots.
\Bal"lot\ (b[a^]l"l[u^]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Balloted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Balloting}.] [F. ballotter to toss, to ballot, or It. ballottare. See {Ballot}, n.] To vote or decide by ballot; as, to ballot for a candidate.
\Bal"lot\, v. t. To vote for or in opposition to. None of the competitors arriving to a sufficient number of balls, they fell to ballot some others. --Sir H. Wotton.

Synonyms for ballot

balloting, vote, voting

Related terms: casting vote, cumulative voting, division, enfranchisement, franchise, Indiana ballot, long ballot, Massachusetts ballot, nay, no, nontransferable vote, office-block ballot, plumper, poll, preferential voting, proxy, referendum, straight ticket, ticket, transferable vote, vote in, yea

The fun area, different aproach to word »ballot«

Let's analyse "ballot" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TOLLAB. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -... .- .-.. .-.. --- -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: ballot: 1 + 6 = 7, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: ballot: 2 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 6 + 2 = 17, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
B (1)	2	High Priestess	Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
L (2)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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