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ballot

[bal-uht] / ˈbæl ət /


NOUN
candidates from political party
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Unison said negotiations were continuing and it would ballot its members later this month.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

In an interview with MarketWatch Thursday, specialist emerging market fund manager Malcolm Dorson discussed the potential outcomes of Sunday’s ballot and the opportunities it presents to investors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Young people are motivated most to cast a ballot in order to take action on issues they care about.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

He’s effectively already on the ballot, so he might as well seek to make that an asset—by rolling out a set of bold final promises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

After the seventh ballot Chicago was only one vote short of a majority.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

More than 2,500 ballots had been misplaced in the original count, but were found while doing the recount.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

The UAW is holding an election for executive offices with a Monday deadline for submitting member ballots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

In the June primary, Los Angeles County voters cast ballots in 11 competitive Superior Court judicial elections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

What about voters who already cast their ballots, does the high court’s ruling apply retroactively?

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

It was pretty clear what the outcome would be, but ballots still had to be cast and counted.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

On Friday, Duffy told fans via a story on her Instagram account that she would be hosting a balloted gig.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

Of the 83 hotels in Liverpool balloted about the visitor charge, 59% were in favour, on a turnout of 53%.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025

And staff at the University of Edinburgh are also being balloted on strike action in a dispute over plans to cut £140m from its budget and fears of compulsory redundancies.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2025

Staff at Dundee University were also balloted for strike action last week following reports up to 700 jobs could be cut in an effort to overcome a £35m deficit.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025

Passed an hour pleasantly at the Diatomaceous Society, of which I have lately been balloted a Fellow.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Jan 27, 1872 by Various

Both the GMB and Unite unions were in favour of balloting their members over the proposed pay structure.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

States have ultimate responsibility for voter registration rolls, the kind of machinery used to conduct balloting, the rules for contesting elections, laws prescribing how candidates qualify to appear on the ballot, and much more.

From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2026

Andrews, a former Democratic congressman in the United States, voiced hope Sunday's final day of balloting would bring relief to Myanmar's people.

From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026

But at this rate, Jaffe said, Hernández is in line for the biggest one-year gain since writers returned to yearly balloting in 1967.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026

The balloting proceeded without incident on a shining September morning.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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