ballot

A secret way of voting, or the paper on which a vote is marked.
In a ballot, people vote secretly. The word is also used for the voting paper and for the whole voting process.
ballot meaning in Hindi
गुप्त रूप से मतदान करने का तरीका, या वह पर्ची जिस पर वोट दिया जाता है।
ballot में लोग गुप्त रूप से वोट देते हैं। यह शब्द मतपत्र और पूरी मतदान प्रक्रिया, दोनों के लिए इस्तेमाल होता है।
Examples
- Our housing society chose its new secretary by secret ballot.हमारी हाउसिंग सोसाइटी ने अपना नया सचिव गुप्त मतदान से चुना।
- In some states, the local body elections were held with paper ballots instead of machines.कुछ राज्यों में स्थानीय निकाय चुनाव मशीनों के बजाय मतपत्रों से हुए।
Synonyms & antonyms
Memory trick
BALLot: long ago people voted by dropping a small BALL into a box.
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The word ballot comes from the Italian word 'ballotta', which means a small ball. People used to drop small colored balls into containers to cast their votes.
Word origin
From Italian 'ballotta' (a small ball); in Venice, people voted secretly by dropping small balls into a container.
ballot meaning in other languages
| Hindi · हिन्दी | गुप्त रूप से मतदान करने का तरीका, या वह पर्ची जिस पर वोट दिया जाता है। |
| Arabic · العربية | طريقة سرّية للتصويت، أو الورقة التي يُؤشَّر عليها الصوت؛ اقتراع. |
| French · Français | Manière secrète de voter, ou bulletin sur lequel on vote ; scrutin. |
| Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesia | Cara memberi suara secara rahasia, atau kertas tempat suara ditandai; surat suara. |
| Chinese · 中文 | 秘密投票的方式,或用来投票的选票。 |
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