English

Etymology
From It. ballotta, a small ball used to register a vote.
Not *voting*. The ballota was a ball drawn from an urn to *select* at random, by lottery, a person for a role.

Ref: See, for instance, p166 J J Norwich, 'History of Venice' Penguin 1983

Pronunciation
IPA|/�bæl�t/, SAMPA|/"b{l@t/

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

1. a paper or card used to cast a vote
2. the process of voting, especially in secret
3. context|mostly|US a list of candidates running for office; a ticket
4. the total of all votes cast in an election

Translations
trans-top|Paper used for vote-casting
Greek: t|el|�η�οδέλ�ιο|n|sc=Grek (psifodéltio)
Hebrew: פתק �צ�ע� (peteq hatzba'a) m
Italian: t-|it|scheda elettorale|f
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Japanese: JAchar|�票�� (t�hy� y�shi)
Spanish: papeleta [de voto]
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trans-top|list of candidates
Greek: t|el|�η�οδέλ�ιο|n|sc=Grek (psifodéltio)
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Verb
en-verb

1. to vote
2. to draw lots

Translations
trans-top|to vote
French: voter
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Spanish: votar
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French

Etymology
balle + -ot

Noun
fr-noun|m

1. bundle, package

Derived terms
C'est ballot

fa:ballot
fr:ballot
io:ballot
pl:ballot
pt:ballot
ru:ballot
te:ballot
vi:ballot
zh:ballot

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