ballot

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbælət/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbælət/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bal′ət)

Inflections of 'ballot' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
ballots
v 3rd person singular
balloting
v pres p
balloted
v past
balloted
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
ballot n (voting, vote)votación nf
 The officers of the club are elected by ballot.
 Los directivos del club se eligen por votación.
ballot⇒ vi (vote)votar⇒ vi
 Club members balloted to elect a new president.
 Los miembros del club votaron para elegir a un nuevo presidente.
ballot [sb]⇒ vtr (poll)encuestar a vtr + prep
 The union balloted its members on whether to take strike action.
 El sindicato encuestó a sus miembros sobre si ir o no a la huelga.
ballot [sb/sth]⇒ vtr (select by vote)votar⇒ vtr
  elegir por votación vtr + loc adv
 The homeowners' association will ballot a new secretary soon since the previous one moved away.
 La asociación de propietarios votará a un nuevo secretario pronto porque el anterior se mudó.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
ballot n (physical voting paper)papeleta nf
  (CU, MX, DO)boleta nf
  (CO)tarjetón nm
 Ballots will be collected and counted carefully by volunteer workers.
 Los voluntarios recogerán las papeletas y las contarán detenidamente.
ballot n (lottery selection process)sorteo nm
 Too many people applied, so winners will be selected by ballot.
 Hubo muchas solicitudes, así que los ganadores se seleccionarán por sorteo.
ballot n (candidate list)papeleta nf
  (CU, MX, DO)boleta nf
 This year's ballot has five candidates to choose from.
 La papeleta de este año contiene cinco candidatos para elegir.
ballot n NZ (allocation of farm land)asignación de tierras grupo nom
ballot n NZ (housing loan)préstamo nm
ballot n as adj (used for votes)electoral adj mf
  de la votación loc adj
 Voting slips are inserted into the ballot box.
 Las papeletas se insertan en la urna electoral.
ballot⇒ vi (draw lots)hacer un sorteo loc verb
  realizar un sorteo loc verb
 The club will ballot to decide who hosts the next event.
 El club hará un sorteo para decidir quién será el anfitrión del próximo evento.
ballot for [sb/sth] vi + prep (make selection by vote)votar⇒ vtr
 The club will ballot for new officers at the next meeting.
 El club votará a sus nuevos directivos en la próxima reunión.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
absentee ballot n (vote cast while absent)voto en ausencia nm + loc adv
 Bob voted by absentee ballot.
  (documento)papeleta de voto en ausencia nf + loc adj
ballot box n (box for votes)urna nf
 Media representatives were on hand to photograph the president as he dropped his ballot in the ballot box.
ballot box n figurative (results of a vote) (figurativo)urnas nfpl
 We'll see how popular the new law is at the ballot box.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Fueron medidas tomadas pensando en las urnas.
ballot paper n (form used for voting) (votación)boleta nf
  papeleta nf
 If you spoil your ballot paper, your vote will not be counted.
ballot rigging n (law: tampering)fraude electoral nm + adj mf
cast a ballot,
cast your ballot v expr		 (vote)votar⇒ vtr
 The issue has been discussed, so please cast your ballots in silence.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Todavía no sé a quién voy a votar en las próximas elecciones.
election ballot n (voting paper)papeleta nf
  boleta nf
  boleta electoral nf + adj
 The candidate was not able to get his name listed on the election ballot.
 El candidato no logró que pusieran su nombre en la papeleta.
hold a ballot v expr (conduct a vote)organizar una votación loc verb
mail-in ballot (US),
postal vote (UK) n		 (vote cast and sent by post)voto por correo nm + loc adj
  voto por correspondencia nm + loc adj
  voto postal nm + adj mf
secret ballot n (anonymous voting)voto secreto nm + adj
straw ballot n (unofficial poll, vote)votación extraoficial grupo nom
vote by secret ballot n (private voting process)votación secreta nf + adj
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'ballot' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bond issue - spoil - vote on - voting paper - voting record - write-in candidate - write-in vote
Spanish:
papeleta - balotaje - urna - voto - voto nulo - voto secreto

Collocations: [placed, slipped] [it] in the ballot box, [received, deposited, marked] her ballot [slip, paper], Go cast your ballot., more...

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