Ballot meaning

What does “ballot” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“ballot” is a noun and verb with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting.

ballot

noun

  1. a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting

  2. a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative

    “there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion”

    “they allowed just one vote per person”

verb

  1. vote by ballot

    “The voters were balloting in this state”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University