VOTE vs BALLOT: NOUN
- An ardent wish or desire; a prayer; a vow.
- A suffrage; the formal expression of a will, preference, wish, or choice in regard to any measure proposed, in which the person voting has an interest in common with others, either in electing a person to fill a certain situation or office, or in passing laws, rules, regulations, etc.
- Hence That by which will or preference is expressed in elections; a ballot, a ticket, etc.: as, a written vote.
- That which is allowed, conveyed, or bestowed by the will of a majority; a thing conferred by vote; a grant: as, the ministry received a vote of confidence; the vote for the civil service amounted to $24,000,000.
- Expression of will by a majority; decision by some expression of the minds of a number; result of voting: as, the vote was unanimous; the vote was close.
- Votes collectively: as, a movement to capture the labor vote
- An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer.
- A wish, choice, or opinion, of a person or a body of persons, expressed in some received and authorized way; the expression of a wish, desire, will, preference, or choice, in regard to any measure proposed, in which the person voting has an interest in common with others, either in electing a person to office, or in passing laws, rules, regulations, etc.; suffrage.
- That by means of which will or preference is expressed in elections, or in deciding propositions; voice; a ballot; a ticket.
- Votes, collectively.
- The right to participate as a voter; suffrage.
- The result of an election or referendum.
- A group of voters alike in some way.
- The number of votes cast in an election or to resolve an issue.
- A means by which such a preference is made known, such as a raised hand or a marked ballot.
- The act of voting.
- A formal expression of preference for a candidate for office or for a proposed resolution of an issue.
- A legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
- A body of voters who have the same interests
- The total number of votes cast
- A choice that is made by voting
- Expression of judgment or will by a majority; legal decision by some expression of the minds of a number.
- The opinion of a group as determined by voting
- See under Casting, Cumulative, etc.
- A formalized choice on matters of administration or other democratic activities.
- An act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot.
- A choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
- The total number of voters who participated
- The process of voting, especially in secret
- A paper or card used to cast a vote
- The act, process or system of voting secretly; same as ballot{2}.
- The official list of candidates competing in an election.
- The whole number of votes cast at an election, or in a given territory or electoral district.
- The act of secret voting, whether by balls, written or printed ballots or tickets, or by use of a voting machine; the system of voting secretly.
- Originally, a ball used for secret voting. Hence: Any printed or written ticket used in voting.
- A method of drawing lots by taking out small balls, or the like, from a box; hence, lot-drawing.
- A casting of ballots; a vote by ballot; also, the whole number of votes cast or recorded: as, a ballot was taken on the resolution; there was a large ballot.
- A method of secret voting by means of small balls, or of printed or written ballots, which are deposited in an urn or a box called a ballot-box.
- A little ball used in voting. Hence A ticket or slip of paper, sometimes called a voting-paper, used for the same purpose, on which is printed or written an expression of the elector's choice as between candidates or propositions to be voted for.
- A choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
- A small ball once used to register a secret vote.
- The right to vote; franchise.
- The total of all votes cast in an election.
- A document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
- A small bale, weighing from 70 to 120 pounds.
- The act, process, or method of voting, especially in secret.
- A sheet of paper or a card used to cast or register a vote, especially a secret one.
- A list of candidates running for office; a ticket.
- A choice that is made by voting
VOTE vs BALLOT: VERB
- To cast a vote; to assert a formalised choice in an election.
- Be guided by in voting
- Express one's choice or preference by vote
- Express a choice or opinion
- Bring into existence or make available by vote
- Express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote
- Vote by ballot
- To vote
VOTE vs BALLOT: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- To state as a preference or opinion.
- To declare or pronounce by general consent.
- To be guided by in voting.
- To express one's preference for by vote.
- To express a choice or an opinion.
- To express one's preference for a candidate or for a proposed resolution of an issue; cast a vote.
- To express or signify the mind, will, or preference, either viva voce, or by ballot, or by other authorized means, as in electing persons to office, in passing laws, regulations, etc., or in deciding on any proposition in which one has an interest with others.
- To decide the disposition of by vote, as by electing or defeating.
- To cast a ballot; vote.
- To draw lots.
- To vote or decide by ballot.
VOTE vs BALLOT: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To condemn; to devote; to doom.
- To declare by general opinion or common consent, as if by a vote.
- To enact, establish, grant, determine, etc., by a formal vote.
- To choose by suffrage; to elec�.
- To vote for or in opposition to.
VOTE vs BALLOT: OTHER WORD TYPES
- To declare by general consent; characterize by expression of opinion: as, they voted the trip a failure.
- To grant by vote, as an appropriation.
- To enact or establish by vote, as a resolution or an amendment.
- To give a vote; formally to express or signify the mind, will, or choice in electing persons to office, or in passing laws, regulations, and the like, or in deciding as to any measure in which one has an interest in common with others.
- Cast a vote
- (idiom) (vote with (one's) feet) To indicate a preference or an opinion by leaving or entering a particular locale.
- To decide upon a question, proposition, or candidacy by casting ballots; take a ballot or a vote by ballot: often with for in the sense of ‘in relation to’: as, to ballot for members of a club. See the noun.
- To bound, as in the bore of a cannon: as, spherical projectiles ballot in the bore of the piece.
- To select by lot; draw lots (for): as, to ballot for places.
- To vote for or against by ballot; choose or elect by ballot.
- To choose by lot; select by drawing lots for.
VOTE vs BALLOT: RELATED WORDS
- Voter, Elect, Majority, Plebiscite, Approve, Polls, Elections, Ballots, Election, Referendum, Right to vote, Suffrage, Voter turnout, Balloting, Ballot
- Suffrage, Counting, Poll, Electoral, Polling, Plebiscite, Elector, Polls, Elections, Election, Votes, Voter, Referendum, Voting, Vote
VOTE vs BALLOT: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Electorate, Poll, Abstention, Voter, Elect, Majority, Plebiscite, Approve, Polls, Ballots, Election, Referendum, Suffrage, Voter turnout, Ballot
- Gazette, Ticket, Turnout, Suffrage, Poll, Electoral, Plebiscite, Elector, Polls, Election, Votes, Voter, Referendum, Voting, Vote
VOTE vs BALLOT: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- On a poll, the Members who have a right to vote can vote either personally or by proxy.
- To vote for, to vote against, that is the question.
- Meanwhile, a Democratic senator viewed as a possible swing vote announced she would vote against him.
- Students are only allowed to cast one vote, but that one vote can make a difference.
- The penalty shall be determined by separate vote, and decided by majority vote.
- Each holder of common stock is entitled to one vote per share on any issue requiring a vote.
- Seven Republicans did vote to convict Trump, making this the most bipartisan impeachment vote in US history.
- What is a vote and how to vote?
- Lot cast a vote other than one whole vote.
- However you personally decide to vote and whether you vote remotely or in person, MALDEF strongly urges you to VOTE.
- Failure to remove the detachable coupon from a ballot does not annul such ballot.
- Approved ballot containers may be used as an absent voter ballot secrecy container.
- How do I insert my ballot into the Absentee Ballot Drop Box?
- Ballots, stationery, and supplies; pledge printed on ballot; spoiling of ballot.
- Materials furnished with ballot; delivery of ballot to absentee election manager.
- Ballot and shall immediately destroy the missmarked Ballot.
- The Decree, as modified, clarified that ballot security efforts meant ballot integrity, ballot security or other efforts to prevent or remedy voter fraud.
- Take your ballot to the ballot box and insert the ballot into the slot designated on the top of the machine.
- Electronic ballot displays and audio ballot readers shall be in the order provided for on the optical scan ballot.
- Put your ballot into the ballot counter or ballot box.
VOTE vs BALLOT: QUESTIONS
- Can Republicans win the Independent vote over again?
- Who can vote in the Pennsylvania primary elections?
- Can undocumented immigrants vote in California elections?
- Does the national popular vote reflect the popular vote under Electoral College?
- Is the popular vote the same as the electoral vote?
- Do electors have to vote according to the popular vote?
- How did the college-educated vote vote in the US election?
- What happens to electors who don't vote the popular vote?
- Will your vote matter if you vote for a third party?
- What do people vote for when they vote third-party?
- What happens to the ballot when the ballot box is emptied?
- What are the local ballot issues on the May 4 ballot?
- How many ballot questions are on the Pennsylvania ballot on May 18?
- Does ballot access reform cause a glut of candidates on the ballot?
- How many ballot measures were on the 2006 ballot in California?
- How many ballot questions are on the November ballot in Nevada?
- How do ballot measures get on the Alaska election ballot?
- When can I request an early ballot or absentee ballot?
- How many ballot measures are on the April 5 ballot?
- How many ballot measures are on the ballot in California?