Synonyms for balloted
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bal-uh t |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæl ət |
Top 10 synonyms for balloted Other synonyms for the word balloted
- ballot
- cast ballot
- cast vote
- confer
- cull
- decide upon
- effect
- enact
- enfranchise
- enroll
- establish
- examine
- go down the line
- go to the polls
- grant
- interview
- judge
- list
- mark
- name
- nominate
- opt
- opt for
- optate
- pick
- pick out
- prefer
- pronounce
- propose
- put in office
- receive
- recommend
- register
- resolve
- return
- sample
- second
- send up a balloon
- settle
- settle on
- single out
- suggest
- survey
- take
- tally
- tap
- test the waters
- vote
- vote for
Définition of balloted
Origin :- 1540s, "small ball used in voting," also "secret vote taken by ballots," from Italian pallotte, diminutive of palla "ball," for small balls used as counters in secret voting (see balloon). Earliest references are to Venice. Ballot box attested from 1670s.
- As in poll : verb take census; question
- As in vote : verb decide on representation
- As in elect : verb select as representative; choose
- The names of the four candidates were then presented to the Council and balloted.
- Extract from : « The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 » by Various
- The first day on which a committee could be balloted for was June 26, 1781.
- Extract from : « Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) » by Edward Gibbon
- We have balloted for the 34th time this morning, and the result is still the same.
- Extract from : « The Life of Albert Gallatin » by Henry Adams
- They balloted for who should distribute them, and Lucy was chosen.
- Extract from : « In the Whirl of the Rising » by Bertram Mitford
- We balloted 27 times, and on each ballot the result was the same; eight States for Jefferson, six for Burr, two divided.
- Extract from : « The Life of Albert Gallatin » by Henry Adams
- The names of the patricians are balloted annually, and one of the number is chosen as Prior or Governor of the province.
- Extract from : « Rome » by Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker
- Mulhouse possesses a charming zoological garden, free to subscribers only, who have to be balloted for.
- Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- We balloted at last on each name separately, and the five leaders were condemned to death.
- Extract from : « Gold » by Stewart White
- Some time after, the Emperor wanted more men, and by some mistake the first man was balloted a second time.
- Extract from : « Moody's Stories » by Dwight Lyman Moody
- The convention divided between the three candidates, and balloted an entire day without result.
- Extract from : « The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume II (of 2) » by Hazard Stevens
Antonyms for balloted
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