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Ballot Secret Vote Balloting Group People Find Subject

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If you b_____ a group of people, you find out what they think about a subject by organizing a secret vote.If you ballot a group of people, you find out what they think about a subject by organizing a secret vote.
The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.
International observers say the balloting was fair.
word ballot
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noun
A ballot is a secret vote in which people select a candidate in an election, or express their opinion about something.
The result of the ballot will not be known for two weeks.
Fifty of its members will be elected by direct ballot.
A ballot is a piece of paper on which you indicate your choice or opinion in a secret vote.
Election boards will count the ballots by hand.
...the first senator to be re-elected without her name appearing on the ballot.
verb
If you ballot a group of people, you find out what they think about a subject by organizing a secret vote.
The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.
International observers say the balloting was fair.
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