ballot

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美 [ˈbælət]

n. (无记名)投票选举; 投票表决; 选票; (选举中的)投票总数
v. 要求某人(对某事)无记名投票; 进行无记名投票

复数：ballots　现在分词：balloting　过去式：balloted　第三人称单数：ballots　过去分词：balloted　

Collins.3 / BNC.5454 / COCA.3706

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noun

（无记名）投票选举；投票表决
the system of voting in writing and usually in secret; an occasion on which a vote is held
1. The chairperson is chosen by secret ballot .
  主席是通过无记名投票选举产生的。
2. The union cannot call a strike unless it holds a ballot of members.
  工会未经会员投票表决不得发动罢工。
选票
the piece of paper on which sb marks who they are voting for
1. What percentage of eligible voters cast their ballots ?
  有资格的选民中投票的百分比是多少？
（选举中的）投票总数
the total number of votes in an election
1. She won 58.8% of the ballot.
  她赢得了投票总数的58.8%。

verb

要求某人（对某事）无记名投票
to ask sb to vote in writing and secretly about sth
1. The union balloted its members on the proposed changes.
  工会要求会员对所提议的变革进行无记名投票。
进行无记名投票
to vote secretly about sth
1. The workers balloted for a strike.
  工人对是否罢工进行无记名投票表决。

N-COUNT 无记名投票；无记名选举；无记名表决
Aballotis a secret vote in which people select a candidate in an election, or express their opinion about something.
1. The result of the ballot will not be known for two weeks...
  无记名投票的结果将于两周后公布。
2. Fifty of its members will be elected by direct ballot.
  50名成员将通过直选产生。
N-COUNT （无记名）选票
Aballotis a piece of paper on which you indicate your choice or opinion in a secret vote.
1. Election boards will count the ballots by hand...
  选举委员会将人工计票。
2. They succeeded in putting Perot's name on the ballot in Florida.
  他们成功地让佩罗在佛罗里达州成为了候选人之一。
VERB 在…中间进行无记名投票（或表决）
If youballota group of people, you find out what they think about a subject by organizing a secret vote.
1. The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.
  工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。

noun

a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
1. there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion
2. they allowed just one vote per person
Synonym:votevotingballoting
a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting

verb