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Definition of Balloting
1. Noun. A choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative. "They allowed just one vote per person"
Generic synonyms: Choice, Option, Pick, Selection
Specialized synonyms: Block Vote, Secret Ballot, Split Ticket, Straight Ticket, Multiple Voting, Casting Vote, Veto, Write-in
Derivative terms: Ballot, Vote, Vote, Vote, Vote
Definition of Balloting
1. Verb. (present participle of ballot) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Balloting
1. ballot [v] - See also: ballot
Lexicographical Neighbors of Balloting
Literary usage of Balloting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 by James Ford Rhodes (1906)
"The balloting for the presidential candidate developed the conflict between New
York and ... The balloting continued for two days amid great excitement. ..."
2. Journal: 1st-13th Congress . Repr. 14th Congress, 1st Session by United States Congress. House (1837)
"... list of, called for - 186 Ballot, proposition to appoint committees by - 46,
76, 81, 186, 193 proposition to amend rules, by abolishing balloting, ..."
3. The History of the United States of America by Richard Hildreth (1880)
"Seats were to be provided on the floor for the president and the senators; but
during the act of balloting, the galleries were to be cleared and the doors ..."
4. History of the United States of America Under the Constitution by James Schouler (1908)
"... an electoral majority of the Union.2 The balloting was kept up in this manner
for a week, the House continuing nominally in session for the whole time, ..."
5. Memoirs of Aaron Burr: With Miscellaneous Selections from His Correspondence by Aaron Burr, Matthew Livingston Davis (1855)
"Previous to the balloting, Mr. Burr addressed to General S. Smith, of Baltimore,
a member of the House of Representatives, the following letter. ..."
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