Noun: ballot ba-lut
- A document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
"Voters carefully examined their ballots before making their selections"
- A choice that is made by counting the number of people in favour of each alternative
"there were only 17 ballots in favour of the motion";
- vote, voting, balloting
- The total number of voters who participated
"The final ballot showed 10,000 people had voted";
- vote, voter turnout
Derived forms: balloted, ballots, balloting
Type of: choice, doc [informal], document, numerical quantity, option, papers, pick, selection, vote, written document
Encyclopedia: Ballot, Andrew