balloting

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noun

bal·​lot·​ing ˈba-lə-tiŋ 

: 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

balloting

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present participle of ballot entry 2

Examples of balloting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Stepping in for an absentee Congress, Democratic attorneys general are ready to fight efforts to undermine or overturn the midterm balloting. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Washington's Shakira Austin and Seattle Dominique Malonga were next in the balloting. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Washington’s Shakira Austin and Seattle’s Dominique Malonga were next in the balloting. — Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2026

What’s more, the two women leading the informal balloting are from Latin America. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1549, in the meaning defined above