"ballot" meaning in All languages combined

See ballot on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbalət/ [UK], /ˈbælət/ [US] Audio: en-au-ballot.ogg [Australia] Forms: ballot [singular], ballots [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A ballot is a piece of paper or a card that is used in voting.
    Sense id: simple-ballot-en-noun-ybXMkOOs

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈbalət/ [UK], /ˈbælət/ [US] Audio: en-au-ballot.ogg [Australia] Forms: ballot [canonical], ballots [third-person, singular], balloted [past], balloted [past, participle], balloting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you ballot, you vote or decide by ballot.
    Sense id: simple-ballot-en-verb-speo6WBr
  2. If you ballot, you draw lots.
    Sense id: simple-ballot-en-verb-95X1dkHa
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