"ballot" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

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)
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

is a type of: vote - express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote