Ballot



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. / v. 投票, 抽签

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Italian ballotta, from Italian dialect, diminutive of balla ball — more at balloon
• Date: 1549
• 1.
  • a. a small ball used in secret voting
  • b. a sheet of paper used to cast a secret vote
• 2.
  • a. the action or system of secret voting
  • b. the right to vote
  • c. vote 1a
• 3. the number of votes cast
• 4. the drawing of lots

II. intransitive verb

• Date: 1580
• to vote or decide by ballot
• ? balloter noun

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