ballot

The definition of a ballot is where a vote is written or marked.

(noun)

An example of a ballot is a plain piece of paper on which you would write a candidate's name.
An example of a ballot is a document on which you punch holes next to the names of the candidates for whom you are voting.

To ballot is defined as to use a ballot to vote.

(verb)

An example of something for which you might ballot is increasing the school tax.

See ballot in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

1. Obsolete a ball
2. now, a ticket, paper, etc., by which a vote is registered
the act or a method of voting; esp., secret voting by the use of ballots or voting machines
the right to vote
the total number of votes cast in an election
a list of people running for office; ticket

Origin: It ballotta, pallotta, dim. of palla: see balloon

intransitive verb

to decide by means of the ballot; vote

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See ballot in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A sheet of paper or a card used to cast or register a vote, especially a secret one.
The act, process, or method of voting, especially in secret.
A list of candidates running for office; a ticket.
The total of all votes cast in an election.
The right to vote; franchise.
A small ball once used to register a secret vote.

intransitive verb bal·lot·ed, bal·lot·ing, bal·lots