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ballot

noun/ˈbælət/ (BAL-uht)Level B2
ballot meaning picture: A voter in a polling booth folding a paper and slipping it into a sealed box, with an inked finger visible
Picture meaning of “ballot” — A secret way of voting, or the paper on which a vote is marked.

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

  1. Our housing society chose its new secretary by secret ballot.हमारी हाउसिंग सोसाइटी ने अपना नया सचिव गुप्त मतदान से चुना।
  2. 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

votepollelectionballot paper

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 · हिन्दीगुप्त रूप से मतदान करने का तरीका, या वह पर्ची जिस पर वोट दिया जाता है।
Arabic · العربيةطريقة سرّية للتصويت، أو الورقة التي يُؤشَّر عليها الصوت؛ اقتراع.
French · FrançaisManière secrète de voter, ou bulletin sur lequel on vote ; scrutin.
Indonesian · Bahasa IndonesiaCara 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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