ballot Synonyms
Another word for ballot
• noun (Context 1)
A slip of paper, card, or electronic form used to register a secret vote in an election.
"Each voter marked their voting slip in private before dropping it into the locked box."
• noun (Context 2)
The process or system of voting secretly, in writing or electronically, on a particular issue or in an election.
"The union leadership was chosen by a secret vote of all registered members."
• noun (Context 3)
The total number of votes cast in an election.
"The incumbent candidate won 60 percent of the total vote."
• verb (Context 4)
To solicit or collect a secret vote from a group of people on a specific issue.
"The trade union plans to poll its members next week on whether to accept the new contract."
• verb (Context 5)
To vote or decide something by means of a secret vote.
"The committee balloted on the admission of new fellows."