"ballot" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbælət/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbælət/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-ballot.ogg [Australia], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ballot.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ballots [plural]
Rhymes: -ælət 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|balota}} Italian balota, {{qualifier|obsolete}} (obsolete), {{m|it|ballotta||small ball, especially one used to register a vote}} ballotta (“small ball, especially one used to register a vote”), {{m|it|balla||bale, bundle}} balla (“bale, bundle”), {{m|it|-otta||suffix forming diminutive nouns}} -otta (“suffix forming diminutive nouns”), {{der|en|frm|balote}} Middle French balote, {{qualifier|obsolete}} (obsolete), {{m|frm|ballotte||small ball used to register a vote}} ballotte (“small ball used to register a vote”), {{cog|frm|balotiage}} Middle French balotiage, {{cog|fr|ballottage||second ballot, runoff}} French ballottage (“second ballot, runoff”), {{der|en|gmw-pro|*ballu|t=ball}} Proto-West Germanic *ballu (“ball”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ballot (plural ballots)
  1. Originally, 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. Synonyms (paper or card used to cast a vote): ballot paper, voting slip Translations (paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper): քվեաթերթիկ (kʻveatʻertʻik) (Armenian), бюлетэ́нь (bjuljeténʹ) [masculine] (Belarusian), бюлети́на (bjuletína) [feminine] (Bulgarian), မဲ (mai:) (Burmese), papereta de vot [feminine] (Catalan), 選票 (Chinese Mandarin), 选票 (xuǎnpiào) (Chinese Mandarin), volební lístek (Czech), hlasovací lístek (Czech), stembiljet [neuter] (Dutch), baloto (Esperanto), valseðil [masculine] (Faroese), äänestyslippu (Finnish), äänestyslipuke (Finnish), vaalilippu (Finnish), bulletin de vote [masculine] (French), bulletin [masculine] (French), ბიულეტენი (biuleṭeni) (Georgian), საარჩევნო ბიულეტენი (saarčevno biuleṭeni) (Georgian), Stimmzettel [masculine] (German), ψηφοδέλτιο (psifodéltio) [neuter] (Greek), פתק הצבעה (peteq hatzba'a) [masculine] (Hebrew), szavazócédula (Hungarian), szavazólap (Hungarian), kjörseðill [masculine] (Icelandic), scheda elettorale [feminine] (Italian), 投票用紙 (tōhyō yōshi) (alt: とうひょうようし) (Japanese), me (Jingpho), សន្លឹកឆ្នោត (sɑɑnlɨkchnaot) (Khmer), 투표용지 (tupyoyongji) (alt: 投票用紙) (Korean), pepa pōti (Maori), scrutîn [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), stemmeseddel [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), Stemm [feminine] (Plautdietsch), cédula eleitoral [feminine] (Portuguese), boletim [masculine] (Portuguese), buletin de vot [neuter] (Romanian), бюллете́нь (bjulleténʹ) [masculine] (Russian), избира́тельный бюллете́нь (izbirátelʹnyj bjulleténʹ) [masculine] (Russian), glasovnica [feminine] (Slovene), papeleta de voto [feminine] (Spanish), balota [feminine] (Spanish), valsedel [common-gender] (Swedish), röstsedel [common-gender] (Swedish), balota (Tagalog), бюлете́нь (bjuleténʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), виборчий бюлете́нь (vyborčyj bjuleténʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), lá phiếu (Vietnamese), phiếu bầu cử (Vietnamese), phiếu bầu (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-ballot-en-noun-d0eNFDq7 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 18 3 18 1 30 2 Disambiguation of 'paper or card used to cast a vote': 90 5 5 0 Disambiguation of 'paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper': 38 29 6 27
  2. The process of voting, especially in secret; a round of voting. Translations (process of voting): تَصْوِيت (taṣwīt) [masculine] (Arabic), səsvermə (Azerbaijani), bozketa (Basque), галасава́нне (halasavánnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), гласува́не (glasuváne) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 投票 (tóupiào) (Chinese Mandarin), hlasování [neuter] (Czech), volba [feminine] (Czech), afstemning [common-gender] (Danish), baloto (Esperanto), äänestäminen (Finnish), äänestys (Finnish), votation [feminine] (French), ხმის მიცემა (xmis micema) (Georgian), Abstimmung [feminine] (German), ψηφοφορία (psifoforía) [feminine] (Greek), titkos szavazás (Hungarian), votazione [feminine] (Italian), 投票 (tōhyō) (alt: とうひょう) (Japanese), 투표 (tupyo) (alt: 投票) (Korean), suffrāgium [neuter] (Latin), гласање (glasanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), māpere (Maori), jienasteapmi (Northern Sami), avstemning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), głosowanie [neuter] (Polish), balot (english: secret vote with balls or paper) [masculine] (Polish), balotaż (english: secret vote with balls or paper) [masculine] (Polish), votação [feminine] (Portuguese), голосова́ние (golosovánije) [neuter] (Russian), волеизъявле́ние (voleizʺjavlénije) [neuter] (Russian), баллотиро́вка (ballotiróvka) [feminine] (Russian), гла̀са̄ње [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), glàsānje [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), hlasovanie [neuter] (Slovak), glasovanje [neuter] (Slovene), elecciones [feminine, plural] (Spanish), votación [feminine] (Spanish), голосува́ння (holosuvánnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-ballot-en-noun-iHfhA7ti Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 18 3 18 1 30 2 Disambiguation of 'process of voting': 9 86 3 2
  3. The total of all the votes cast in an election. Translations (total of all votes cast in an election): äänimäärä (Finnish), opptelling [masculine] (Norwegian)
    Sense id: en-ballot-en-noun-iEIaedZQ Disambiguation of 'total of all votes cast in an election': 11 4 84 1
  4. (chiefly US) A list of candidates running for office; a ticket. Tags: US Translations (list of candidates): kandidatenlijst [feminine] (Dutch), ehdokaslista (Finnish), ψηφοδέλτιο (psifodéltio) [neuter] (Greek), rārangi kaitono pōti (Maori), valgliste [common-gender] (Norwegian), lista de candidatos [feminine] (Portuguese), candidatura [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ballot-en-noun-0~R4IkDu Categories (other): American English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 18 3 18 1 30 2 Disambiguation of 'list of candidates': 6 16 1 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈbælət/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbælət/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-ballot.ogg [Australia], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ballot.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ballots [present, singular, third-person], balloting [participle, present], balloted [participle, past], balloted [past]
Rhymes: -ælət 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|balota}} Italian balota, {{qualifier|obsolete}} (obsolete), {{m|it|ballotta||small ball, especially one used to register a vote}} ballotta (“small ball, especially one used to register a vote”), {{m|it|balla||bale, bundle}} balla (“bale, bundle”), {{m|it|-otta||suffix forming diminutive nouns}} -otta (“suffix forming diminutive nouns”), {{der|en|frm|balote}} Middle French balote, {{qualifier|obsolete}} (obsolete), {{m|frm|ballotte||small ball used to register a vote}} ballotte (“small ball used to register a vote”), {{cog|frm|balotiage}} Middle French balotiage, {{cog|fr|ballottage||second ballot, runoff}} French ballottage (“second ballot, runoff”), {{der|en|gmw-pro|*ballu|t=ball}} Proto-West Germanic *ballu (“ball”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} ballot (third-person singular simple present ballots, present participle balloting, simple past and past participle balloted)
  1. (intransitive) To vote or decide by ballot. Tags: intransitive Translations (to vote by ballot): (tajně) hlasovat [imperfective] (Czech), volit [imperfective] (Czech), balotować [imperfective] (Polish), bỏ phiếu (Vietnamese), bỏ phiếu bầu (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-ballot-en-verb-86O5TBq1 Disambiguation of 'to vote by ballot': 67 0 33
  2. (intransitive) To draw lots. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Democracy Translations (to draw lots): тегля жребии (teglja žrebii) (Bulgarian), arpoa (Finnish), māpere (Maori), тяну́ть жре́бий (tjanútʹ žrébij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-ballot-en-verb-6Da2j3yX Disambiguation of Democracy: 12 19 18 18 1 30 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 24 1 22 1 37 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 18 3 18 1 30 2 Disambiguation of 'to draw lots': 1 98 1
  3. (transitive) To invite to vote on a proposal. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-ballot-en-verb-s~dJ-mUG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: blackballing (english: also derived from the old practice of using balls to vote)

Noun [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-ballot.wav Forms: ballots [plural]
Rhymes: -o Etymology: From balle + -ot. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|balle|-ot}} balle + -ot Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} ballot m (plural ballots)
  1. bundle, package Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ballot-fr-noun-MoSmqwzp
  2. (informal, derogatory) fool, nitwit Tags: derogatory, informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-ballot-fr-noun-IHuzO49J Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ot Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ot: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: C’est ballot

Verb [Northern Sami]

IPA: /ˈpalloh(t)/ [Kautokeino]
Head templates: {{head|se|verb form}} ballot
  1. first-person plural imperative of ballat Tags: first-person, form-of, imperative, plural Form of: ballat
    Sense id: en-ballot-se-verb-U6FacEBL Categories (other): Northern Sami entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ballot meaning in All languages combined (29.7kB)

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          "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
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          "code": "ca",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
          "word": "選票"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xuǎnpiào",
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          "word": "选票"
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          "code": "cs",
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
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          "word": "hlasovací lístek"
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
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          "word": "stembiljet"
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        {
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
          "word": "baloto"
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          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "valseðil"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
          "word": "äänestyslippu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "38 29 6 27",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
          "word": "äänestyslipuke"
        },
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
          "word": "vaalilippu"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "bulletin de vote"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "38 29 6 27",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "bulletin"
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          "_dis1": "38 29 6 27",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "biuleṭeni",
          "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
          "word": "ბიულეტენი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "38 29 6 27",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "saarčevno biuleṭeni",
          "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
          "word": "საარჩევნო ბიულეტენი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "38 29 6 27",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Stimmzettel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "38 29 6 27",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "psifodéltio",
          "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ψηφοδέλτιο"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "38 29 6 27",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "peteq hatzba'a",
          "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "פתק הצבעה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "38 29 6 27",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
          "word": "szavazócédula"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "38 29 6 27",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
          "word": "szavazólap"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "38 29 6 27",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kjörseðill"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xuǎnpiào",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "选票"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "volební lístek"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "hlasovací lístek"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "stembiljet"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "baloto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "valseðil"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "äänestyslippu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "äänestyslipuke"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "vaalilippu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bulletin de vote"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bulletin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "biuleṭeni",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "ბიულეტენი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "saarčevno biuleṭeni",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "საარჩევნო ბიულეტენი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Stimmzettel"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "psifodéltio",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ψηφοδέλτιο"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "peteq hatzba'a",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "פתק הצבעה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "szavazócédula"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "szavazólap"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kjörseðill"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "scheda elettorale"
    },
    {
      "alt": "とうひょうようし",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tōhyō yōshi",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "投票用紙"
    },
    {
      "code": "kac",
      "lang": "Jingpho",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "me"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "sɑɑnlɨkchnaot",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "សន្លឹកឆ្នោត"
    },
    {
      "alt": "投票用紙",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "tupyoyongji",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "투표용지"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "pepa pōti"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "scrutîn"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stemmeseddel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Stemm"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cédula eleitoral"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "boletim"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "buletin de vot"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bjulleténʹ",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бюллете́нь"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izbirátelʹnyj bjulleténʹ",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "избира́тельный бюллете́нь"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "glasovnica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "papeleta de voto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "balota"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "valsedel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "röstsedel"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "balota"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bjuleténʹ",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бюлете́нь"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vyborčyj bjuleténʹ",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "виборчий бюлете́нь"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "lá phiếu"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "phiếu bầu cử"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "phiếu bầu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "taṣwīt",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "تَصْوِيت"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "word": "səsvermə"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "word": "bozketa"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "halasavánnje",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "галасава́нне"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "glasuváne",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "гласува́не"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tóupiào",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "word": "投票"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hlasování"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "volba"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "afstemning"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "word": "baloto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "word": "äänestäminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "word": "äänestys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "votation"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "xmis micema",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "word": "ხმის მიცემა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Abstimmung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "psifoforía",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ψηφοφορία"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "word": "titkos szavazás"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "votazione"
    },
    {
      "alt": "とうひょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tōhyō",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "word": "投票"
    },
    {
      "alt": "投票",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "tupyo",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "word": "투표"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "suffrāgium"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "glasanje",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "гласање"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "word": "māpere"
    },
    {
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Northern Sami",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "word": "jienasteapmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "avstemning"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "głosowanie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "english": "secret vote with balls or paper",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "balot"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "english": "secret vote with balls or paper",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "balotaż"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "votação"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "golosovánije",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "голосова́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "voleizʺjavlénije",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "волеизъявле́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ballotiróvka",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "баллотиро́вка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "гла̀са̄ње"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "glàsānje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hlasovanie"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "glasovanje"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "elecciones"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "votación"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "holosuvánnja",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "голосува́ння"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "list of candidates",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kandidatenlijst"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "list of candidates",
      "word": "ehdokaslista"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "psifodéltio",
      "sense": "list of candidates",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ψηφοδέλτιο"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "list of candidates",
      "word": "rārangi kaitono pōti"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "list of candidates",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "valgliste"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "list of candidates",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lista de candidatos"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "list of candidates",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "candidatura"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "total of all votes cast in an election",
      "word": "äänimäärä"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "total of all votes cast in an election",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "opptelling"
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    "Association of the Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia",
    "National Museum of American History"
  ],
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      "expansion": "ballot (third-person singular simple present ballots, present participle balloting, simple past and past participle balloted)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "bal‧lot"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "also derived from the old practice of using balls to vote",
      "word": "blackballing"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to ballot for a candidate",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To vote or decide by ballot."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vote",
          "vote"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To vote or decide by ballot."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To draw lots."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "draw",
          "draw"
        ],
        [
          "lots",
          "lots"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To draw lots."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The trade union balloted its members for strike action.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To invite to vote on a proposal."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "invite",
          "invite"
        ],
        [
          "proposal",
          "proposal"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To invite to vote on a proposal."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbælət/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbælət/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ælət"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-ballot.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/eb/En-au-ballot.ogg/En-au-ballot.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/En-au-ballot.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ballot.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f6/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ballot.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ballot.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f6/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ballot.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ballot.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to vote by ballot",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "(tajně) hlasovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to vote by ballot",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "volit"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to vote by ballot",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "balotować"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to vote by ballot",
      "word": "bỏ phiếu"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to vote by ballot",
      "word": "bỏ phiếu bầu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "teglja žrebii",
      "sense": "to draw lots",
      "word": "тегля жребии"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to draw lots",
      "word": "arpoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to draw lots",
      "word": "māpere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tjanútʹ žrébij",
      "sense": "to draw lots",
      "word": "тяну́ть жре́бий"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Association of the Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia",
    "National Museum of American History"
  ],
  "word": "ballot"
}

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  "categories": [
    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French lemmas",
    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms suffixed with -ot",
    "French terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:French/o",
    "Rhymes:French/o/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "C’est ballot"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "balle",
        "3": "-ot"
      },
      "expansion": "balle + -ot",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From balle + -ot.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ballots",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "ballot m (plural ballots)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bundle, package"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bundle",
          "bundle"
        ],
        [
          "package",
          "package"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French derogatory terms",
        "French informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fool, nitwit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "fool",
          "fool"
        ],
        [
          "nitwit",
          "nitwit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, derogatory) fool, nitwit"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "informal",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-o"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-ballot.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/10/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Lyoko%C3%AF-ballot.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Lyoko%C3%AF-ballot.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/10/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Lyoko%C3%AF-ballot.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Lyoko%C3%AF-ballot.wav.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ballot"
}

{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "se",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "ballot",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Northern Sami",
  "lang_code": "se",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Northern Sami 2-syllable words",
        "Northern Sami entries with incorrect language header",
        "Northern Sami non-lemma forms",
        "Northern Sami terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Northern Sami verb forms"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "ballat"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "first-person plural imperative of ballat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ballat",
          "ballat#Northern Sami"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpalloh(t)/",
      "tags": [
        "Kautokeino"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ballot"
}

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