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balloter
Variant of ballot
ballot
definition
bal·lot (bal′ət)
noun
- Obsolete a ball
- 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
Etymology: It ballotta, pallotta, dim. of palla: see balloon
intransitive verb
to decide by means of the ballot; vote
Related Forms:
- balloter bal′·loter noun
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