ballot
ballot
noun
noun
- a procedure by which people vote secretly on a particular issue
（无记名）投票表决
a strike ballot.
无记名罢工表决。
[mass noun]the commissioners were elected by ballot.
委员是无记名投票选出的。
■(the ballot)the total number of votes cast in such a process
投票总数
he won 54 per cent of the ballot.
他获得了投票总数的54％。
■the piece of paper used to record someone's vote
选票，投票用纸
■a lottery held to decide the allocation of tickets, shares, or other things among a number of applicants
（决定票、股份等分配的）抽签决定
- [with obj.](of an organization) elicit a secret vote from (members) on a particular issue
（机构通过秘密投票）了解意见
the union is preparing to ballot its members on further industrial action.
工会正准备举行秘密投票了解成员对下一步劳工行动的意见。
■[no obj.]cast one's vote on a particular issue
投票
[with infinitive]ambulance crews balloted unanimously to reject the deal.
所有救护人员一致投票反对那笔交易。
■decide the allocation of (something) to applicants by drawing lots
抽签决定（分配方式）
- mid 16th cent. (originally denoting a small coloured ball placed in a container to register a vote): from Italian ballotta, diminutive of balla (see ball)
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