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ballots
We have found lemma(root) word of ballots : 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)
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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)
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