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   ballot

   /ˈbalət/

   noun

   • 1. a system of voting secretly and in writing on a particular issue: "a strike ballot"
   • ▪ the total number of votes cast in a ballot: "he won 54 per cent of the ballot"
   • ▪ the piece of paper used to record a person's vote: "there were fifty-three abstentions and twenty-eight spoilt ballots"
   • ▪ a lottery held to decide the allocation of tickets, shares, or other things among a number of applicants: "a ballot decides which investors will be successful in buying the stock"

   verb

   • 1. (of an organization) ask (members) to vote secretly on an issue: "the union is preparing to ballot its members on industrial action"
   • ▪ cast one's vote on an issue: "ambulance crews balloted unanimously to reject the deal"
   • ▪ decide the allocation of (something) to applicants by drawing lots: "if the offer is oversubscribed acceptances will be balloted"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (originally denoting a small coloured ball placed in a container to register a vote): from Italian ballotta, diminutive of balla (see ball1).

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • B

     3

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • L

     1

   • O

     1

   • T

     1

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