balloted

We have found lemma(root) word of balloted : ballot.

Definitions


[ˈbalət], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a system of voting secretly and in writing on a particular issue
(e.g: a strike ballot)


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Origin:
mid 16th century (originally denoting a small coloured ball placed in a container to register a vote): from Italian ballotta, diminutive of balla (see ball)


[ˈbalət], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of an organization) ask (members) to vote secretly on an issue
(e.g: the union is preparing to ballot its members on industrial action)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (originally denoting a small coloured ball placed in a container to register a vote): from Italian ballotta, diminutive of balla (see ball)




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