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- [bal-uh t]
- /ˈbæl ət/
- /ˈbæl.ət/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bal-uh t]
- /ˈbæl ət/
Definitions of balloted word
- noun balloted a slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote. 1
- noun balloted the method of secret voting by means of printed or written ballots or by means of voting machines. 1
- noun balloted voting in general, or a round of voting: Our candidate was defeated on the third ballot. 1
- noun balloted the list of candidates to be voted on: They succeeded in getting her name placed on the ballot. 1
- noun balloted the right to vote: to gain the ballot after years of struggle. 1
- noun balloted the whole number of votes cast or recorded. 1
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Origin of balloted
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; (< Middle French ballotte) < Italian ballotta (probably < Venetian), equivalent to ball(a) ball1 + -otta diminutive suffix
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Parts of speech for Balloted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
balloted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
balloted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for balloted
verb balloted
- appoint — If you appoint someone to a job or official position, you formally choose them for it.
- resolve — to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
- name — a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning “good news,” comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
- conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
- receive — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
noun balloted
- polled — hornless, especially genetically hornless, as the Aberdeen Angus.
- surveyed — to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
- slated — a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- tallied — an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- ticketed — a slip, usually of paper or cardboard, serving as evidence that the holder has paid a fare or admission or is entitled to some service, right, or the like: a railroad ticket; a theater ticket.
Antonyms for balloted
verb balloted
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- waver — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
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