a system of voting secretly and in writing on a particular issue:a strike ballot [mass noun]:the commissioners were elected by ballot
(the ballot) the total number of votes cast in a ballot:he won 54 per cent of the ballot
the piece of paper used to record a person’s vote:there were fifty-three abstentions and twenty-eight spoilt ballots
a lottery held to decide the allocation of tickets, shares, or other things among a number of applicants:a ballot decides which investors will be successful in buying the stock
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(of an organization) ask (members) to vote secretly on an issue:the union is preparing to ballot its members on industrial action
[no object] cast one’s vote on an issue: [with infinitive]:ambulance crews balloted unanimously to reject the deal
decide the allocation of (something) to applicants by drawing lots:if the offer is oversubscribed acceptances will be balloted
