| NOUN | act | balloting, vote, ballot, voting | a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative |
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| Sounds | bae'lahtihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | A choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative. | |
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| Synonyms | vote, ballot, voting | |
| Narrower | block vote | A vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people / people that a delegate represents |
| casting vote | The deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie | |
| multiple voting | The act of voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.) | |
| secret ballot | A vote in which each person's choice is secret but the totaled votes are public | |
| split ticket | A ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party | |
| straight ticket | A ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party | |
| veto | A vote that blocks a decision | |
| write-in | A vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot | |
| Broader | choice, selection, option, pick | The act of choosing or selecting |
| Spanish | boleta electoral, votacíon, votación, voto | |
| Catalan | votació, vot | |
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