- ballot for
- phr verbBallot for is used with these nouns as the object: ↑strike
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ballot for
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Ballot access — rules, called nomination rules outside the US, regulate the conditions under which a candidate or political party is either entitled to stand for election or to appear on voters ballots. Laws restricting which names may appear on the ballot have… … Wikipedia
Ballot — 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ballot — The document distributed at the annual meeting to shareholders of record who wish to vote their shares in person. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. ballot bal‧lot 1 [ˈbælət] noun [countable, uncountable] 1. an occasion when people can… … Financial and business terms
ballot — 01. Some voters believe that their [ballots] were destroyed before the election results were counted. 02. Mark an X on the [ballot] beside the name of the candidate of your choice. 03. Cast your [ballot] for the candidate that promises to restore … Grammatical examples in English
ballot — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ secret ▪ open ▪ postal (BrE) ▪ absentee (esp. AmE) ▪ provisional ▪ … Collocations dictionary
ballot — bal|lot1 [ˈbælət] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Italian; Origin: ballotta, from balla ( BALLOON1); because small balls were used for voting] 1.) [U and C] a system of voting, usually in secret, or an occasion when you vote in this way ▪ The party leader… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ballot — balloter, n. /bal euht/, n., v., balloted, balloting. n. 1. a slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote. 2. the method of secret voting by means of printed or written ballots or by means of voting… … Universalium
ballot — / bælət/ noun 1. an election where people vote for someone by marking a cross on a paper with a list of names ● Six names were put forward for three vacancies on the committee so a ballot was held. 2. a selection made by taking papers at random… … Dictionary of banking and finance
ballot — I. /ˈbælət / (say baluht) noun 1. a ticket or paper used in voting. 2. the number of votes cast or recorded: a large ballot. 3. Also, secret ballot. the system or practice of secret voting by means of printed or written ballots or voting machines …
Ballot Act — (1872) British law that introduced the secret ballot for all parliamentary and municipal elections. The secret ballot was also called the Australian ballot, because it was first used in Australian elections (1856). The British law, which was… … Universalium
