balloting

noun

bal·​lot·​ing ˈba-lə-tiŋ How to pronounce balloting (audio)
: an act or process of voting
finished second in the balloting for the MVP award
Even in Oregon, where mail-in balloting makes voting convenient, two-thirds of those registered sat out the May primary.Karen Tumulty

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Despite the popularity, My Little Pony has always fallen short in the annual balloting for the Toy Hall of Fame — taking a backseat to not only Barbie, American Girl and Cabbage Patch Kids but a stick and a cardboard box. Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024 Together, the two candidates had spent about $7.2 million in the race, with about a month to go before the final balloting. Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2024 Although efforts in the coming weeks will be focused on the presidential election Nov. 5 — especially since so many productions nationwide purposely do not perform on election day — the vision for the initiative goes well beyond this upcoming balloting. Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024 The 2000 election was famously controversial for the balloting in Florida, which came down to just 537 votes out of a total of nearly 6 million cast there. Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for balloting 

Word History

First Known Use

1549, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of balloting was in 1549

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“Balloting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balloting. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.

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