ballot

ballot

noun

Definition of BALLOT

1

a piece of paper indicating a person's preferences in an election <we collected all of the ballots from the students voting for class president>

Synonyms vote

Related Words aye (also ay), yea; nay, no, non placet; blackball; referendum; ticket; absentee ballot, Australian ballot, secret ballot, short ballot, write-in

2

the right to formally express one's position or will in an election <believes that even convicted felons should have the ballot>

Synonyms ballot, enfranchisement, franchise, suffrage

Related Words say, say-so, voice

Antonyms disenfranchisement