ballot

ballot is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] Originally, a ball used for secret voting. Hence: Any printed or written ticket used in voting.

[2] The act of voting by balls or written or printed ballots or tickets; the system of voting secretly by balls or by tickets. The insufficiency of the ballot. Dickens.

[3] The whole number of votes cast at an election, or in a given territory or electoral district. Ballot box, a box for receiving ballots.

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