ballot

noun

1. （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。
2. 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？
3. （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

1. 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。
2. 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。

1. N-COUNT 无记名投票；无记名选举；无记名表决
   A ballot is 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。
2. N-COUNT （无记名）选票
   A ballot is 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。
3. VERB 在…中间进行无记名投票（或表决）
   If you ballot a 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。

1. He has already voted by absentee ballot
   他已进行了缺席投票。
2. They had already voted for him at the first ballot
   在第一次投票选举时，他们已经投票给他了。
3. He publicly attacked the people who've been calling for secret ballot nominations
   他公开抨击了那些主张用不记名投票方式确定任命人选的人。
4. 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。
5. Election boards will count the ballots by hand
   选举委员会将人工计票。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. Martinez expressed confidence of victory at the ballot box.
   马丁内斯表示了对选举获胜的信心。
9. The poll was widely discredited after allegations of ballot rigging.
   选举舞弊的指控出现后，这次投票测验受到了广泛质疑。
10. The state election due in November will be the last such ballot before next year's presidential contest
    定于11月举行的州选举将是明年总统竞选前最后一次此类投票选举。
11. There should be a seven-day cooling-off period between a strike ballot and industrial action.
    在举行罢工投票表决和采取劳工行动之间应当有7天的冷静期。
12. The union already has a mandate from its conference to ballot for a strike.
    工会已经得到大会的授权为罢工进行投票。
13. His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot
    他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
14. The result showed he had polled enough votes to force a second ballot.
    结果显示，他已获得了足够把对手拖入二次投票的票数。
15. Unions would elect their leadership by secret postal ballot.
    工会将通过秘密邮寄选票的方式选举领导人。
16. The ballot was re-run on Mr Todd's insistence after accusations of malpractice.
    因被控舞弊，在托德先生的坚持下重新进行了投票。
17. They had broadcast calls for voters to spoil their ballot papers
    他们通过广播呼吁选民们投无效选票。
18. The ballot boxes have been switched.
    投票箱被人调换了。
19. They had not found any evidence of a systematic attempt to rig the ballot.
    他们没有发现任何证据证明有人企图全面操纵投票。
20. I'm going to write him in on my ballot next year.
    明年我要在我的选票上写上他的名字。
21. They'll have to ballot the membership before they can declare a strike.
    他们在宣布罢工之前，必须先通过投票了解全体会员的意见。
22. Members of the Union were asked to ballot on whether to strike.
    工会会员们被要求就是否举行罢工进行投票表决。
23. See also Ballot initiative and Referendum.
    参见公民投票和全民投票。
24. The result of the ballot for the election of our mayor was announced.
    我们市长的选举投票结果被宣布了。
25. My name's not on the ballot!
    我的名字不在选票上！
26. He won the nomination on the third ballot.
    他在第三次投票中获得提名。
27. They decided to vote by ballot.
    他们决定进行我记名投票表决。
28. If all of you upset him and her, a ballot paper can break him and her friends.
    如你们大家都不高兴他和她，一张张选票就可以休了他和她啦。
29. I got my absentee ballot already.
    我已经拿到我的外地选举人票了。

noun

1. 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

2. a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting

verb

1. vote by ballot
   1. The voters were balloting in this state