ballot

Noun
  1. A document listing the alternatives that is used in voting (synset 106482593)
    is a type of: document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
    subtypes: absentee ballot - (election) a ballot that is cast while absent (usually mailed in prior to election day)
  2. A choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative (synset 100184354)
    "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person"
    is a type of: choice, option, pick, selection - the act of choosing or selecting
    subtypes:
    • block vote - a vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate represents
    • secret ballot - a vote in which each person's choice is secret but the totaled votes are public
    • split ticket - a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party
    • straight ticket - a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party
    • multiple voting - the act of voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.)
    • casting vote - the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie
    • veto - a vote that blocks a decision
    • write-in - a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot
    same as: balloting, vote, voting
Verb
  1. Vote by ballot (synset 202468564)
    "The voters were balloting in this state"
    is a type of: vote - express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote

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