plural ballots
plural ballots
Learner's definition of BALLOT
1
[count] : a ticket or piece of paper used to vote in an election选票;投票用纸 -
a paper ballot = (Brit) a ballot paper选票
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The issue was on the ballot in November. [=people voted to support or oppose the issue in the November election]人们在十一月对这个问题进行了投票表决。
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I cast my ballot [=voted] for the new candidate.我投了新候选人一票
— see also absentee ballot 2
: a process that allows people to vote in secret so that other people cannot see their votes无记名投票选举(或表决) [count]
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3 [noncount]
a : the total number of votes in an election投票总数 2 ballot /ˈbælət/ verb
ballots; balloted; balloting
ballots; balloted; balloting
Learner's definition of BALLOT
[+ object] chiefly British
: to ask (people) to decide something by voting要求(某人)投票决定(某事) —
usually used as (be) balloted通常用作(be) balloted