"ballot" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbælət/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbælət/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-ballot.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ballot.wav 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), {{der|en|frm|balote}} Middle French balote, {{qualifier|obsolete}} (obsolete), {{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), kertas suara (Indonesian), surat suara (Indonesian), 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), kertas undi (Malay), 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': 42 28 7 24
  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), ballotering [common-gender] (Swedish), 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

IPA: /ˈbælət/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbælət/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-ballot.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ballot.wav 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), {{der|en|frm|balote}} Middle French balote, {{qualifier|obsolete}} (obsolete), {{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), ballotera (Swedish), 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), dra lott (Swedish), lotta (Swedish)
    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, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Burmese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Jingpho translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Northern Sami translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations 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 Terms with Arabic translations: 20 16 2 19 3 34 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 20 16 2 19 3 34 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 18 16 2 19 4 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 18 16 2 19 4 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 19 17 2 16 4 37 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 18 17 2 18 4 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Burmese translations: 21 16 2 18 3 34 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 16 15 2 17 3 41 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 19 16 3 18 3 34 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 19 14 1 17 2 42 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 16 17 3 13 4 40 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 15 17 2 20 3 38 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 18 16 2 19 4 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 15 2 16 3 41 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 15 3 12 4 46 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 21 16 2 18 3 34 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 16 2 14 2 45 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 19 16 3 13 4 38 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 20 16 4 15 4 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 21 16 2 17 3 34 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 18 16 2 19 4 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 18 17 2 18 4 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 18 15 2 13 2 46 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 17 18 2 15 3 41 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Jingpho translations: 15 18 2 17 2 43 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 20 16 2 19 3 34 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 18 16 2 19 4 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 17 18 2 15 3 41 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 18 17 2 18 4 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 18 16 2 19 4 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 19 16 2 18 3 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 18 16 2 19 4 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 18 17 2 17 4 36 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Sami translations: 19 13 0 13 1 53 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 18 16 2 18 4 34 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 18 17 2 18 4 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 16 15 1 16 1 47 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 15 2 15 4 41 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 15 2 17 3 41 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 18 17 2 18 4 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 17 2 14 3 39 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 17 17 2 19 3 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 18 17 2 18 4 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 18 16 2 19 4 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 19 17 2 14 3 41 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 18 14 2 17 3 40 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 18 16 2 19 4 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 18 16 2 19 4 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 18 16 2 19 4 35 6 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
Derived forms: reballot Related terms: blackballing (english: also derived from the old practice of using balls to vote)

Inflected forms

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          "code": "fr",
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          "word": "bulletin de vote"
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          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "saarčevno biuleṭeni",
          "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
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          "word": "Stimmzettel"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
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      "args": {
        "1": "frm",
        "2": "balotiage"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French balotiage",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "ballottage",
        "3": "",
        "4": "second ballot, runoff"
      },
      "expansion": "French ballottage (“second ballot, runoff”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*ballu",
        "t": "ball"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *ballu (“ball”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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”).",
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    {
      "form": "ballots",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
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    "bal‧lot"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
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        [
          "ball",
          "ball"
        ],
        [
          "placed",
          "place#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "container",
          "container"
        ],
        [
          "cast",
          "cast#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "vote",
          "vote#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "paper",
          "paper"
        ],
        [
          "card",
          "card"
        ],
        [
          "means",
          "means#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "signify",
          "signify"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "July 1836, A. B. (initials of author), London and Westminster Review Article XI, Bribery and Intimidation at Elections\nthe insufficiency of the ballot"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 March 9, Mel Holley, “TSSA accepts offer, but RMT sets new strike dates”, in RAIL, number 978, page 11",
          "text": "In the TSSA ballot, 80% of management grade and 60% of general grade members voted to accept, on an overall turnout of 57%.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The process of voting, especially in secret; a round of voting."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "process",
          "process"
        ],
        [
          "voting",
          "voting"
        ],
        [
          "secret",
          "secret"
        ],
        [
          "round",
          "round#Noun"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The total of all the votes cast in an election."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "total",
          "total"
        ],
        [
          "election",
          "election"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A list of candidates running for office; a ticket."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "list",
          "list#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "candidate",
          "candidate"
        ],
        [
          "running",
          "run#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "office",
          "office"
        ],
        [
          "ticket",
          "ticket"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly US) A list of candidates running for office; a ticket."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbælət/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbælət/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ælət"
    },
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "paper or card used to cast a vote",
      "word": "ballot paper"
    },
    {
      "sense": "paper or card used to cast a vote",
      "word": "voting slip"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kʻveatʻertʻik",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "քվեաթերթիկ"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "bjuljeténʹ",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бюлетэ́нь"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bjuletína",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "бюлети́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "mai:",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "မဲ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "papereta de vot"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "選票"
    },
    {
      "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": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "kertas suara"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "surat suara"
    },
    {
      "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": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "paper used for vote-casting — see also ballot paper",
      "word": "kertas undi"
    },
    {
      "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",
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      "word": "баллотиро́вка"
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      "sense": "process of voting",
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      "sense": "process of voting",
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      "word": "elecciones"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "process of voting",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "votación"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "word": "ballotering"
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      "roman": "holosuvánnja",
      "sense": "process of voting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "голосува́ння"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "list of candidates",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "list of candidates",
      "word": "ehdokaslista"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "psifodéltio",
      "sense": "list of candidates",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "ψηφοδέλτιο"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "list of candidates",
      "word": "rārangi kaitono pōti"
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      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "list of candidates",
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      "sense": "list of candidates",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "list of candidates",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "total of all votes cast in an election",
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      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "total of all votes cast in an election",
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    "Association of the Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia",
    "National Museum of American History"
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      "sense": "to vote by ballot",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "(tajně) hlasovat"
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      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to vote by ballot",
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      "sense": "to vote by ballot",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "balotować"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to vote by ballot",
      "word": "ballotera"
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to vote by ballot",
      "word": "bỏ phiếu"
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to vote by ballot",
      "word": "bỏ phiếu bầu"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "teglja žrebii",
      "sense": "to draw lots",
      "word": "тегля жребии"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to draw lots",
      "word": "arpoa"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to draw lots",
      "word": "māpere"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tjanútʹ žrébij",
      "sense": "to draw lots",
      "word": "тяну́ть жре́бий"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to draw lots",
      "word": "dra lott"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to draw lots",
      "word": "lotta"
    }
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    "Association of the Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia",
    "National Museum of American History"
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