australian ballot

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Definitions of australian ballot words

noun australian ballot an official ballot listing candidates for election to public office and issues, levies, etc., distributed inside the polling place to be marked by the voter in secret: it originated in Australia and is widely used in the U.S. 3
noun australian ballot a ballot containing the names of all the candidates for public office, handed to the voter at the polling station to be marked in secret: so called because it originated in Australia. 1
noun australian ballot The secret ballot system of voting in which voting is done in private on a state-issued ballot and ballots incorrectly marked set aside as invalid. 0

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1885-90

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