ballot

Meanings

Plural: ballots

Noun

a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
A small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to signify a vote.
The process of voting, especially in secret; a round of voting.
The total of all the votes cast in an election.
A list of candidates running for office; a ticket.

Verb

vote by ballot
- "The voters were balloting in this state"
To vote or decide by ballot.
To draw lots.
To invite to vote on a proposal.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Italian balota (obsolete), ballotta (“small ball, especially one used to register a vote”), from balla (“bale, bundle”) + -otta (suffix forming diminutive nouns); or from Middle French balote (obsolete), ballotte (“small ball used to register a vote”) (also compare Middle French balotiage, French ballottage (“second ballot, runoff”)); both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *ballu (“ball”), from Proto-Germanic *balluz (“ball”).

Synonyms

ballot paper, balloting, vote, voting, voting slip

Scrabble Score: 8

ballot is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ballot is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ballot is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

ballot is a valid Words With Friends word