a procedure by which people vote secretly on a particular issue
(无记名)投票表决
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a strike ballot 无记名罢工表决
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[mass noun]
the commissioners were elected by ballot .委员是无记名投票选出的。
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投票总数
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he won 54 per cent of the ballot .他获得了投票总数的54%.
the piece of paper used to record someone's vote
选票,投票用纸。
a lottery held to decide the allocation of tickets, shares, or other things among a number of applicants
(决定票、股份等分配的)抽签决定。
(of an organization)elicit a secret vote from (members) on a particular issue
(机构通过秘密投票)了解(成员的)意见
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the union is preparing to ballot its members on further industrial action .工会正准备举行秘密投票了解成员对下一步劳工行动的意见。
[no obj.]cast one's vote on a particular issue
投票
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[with infinitive]
ambulance crews balloted unanimously to reject the deal .所有救护人员一致投票反对那笔交易。
decide the allocation of (something) to applicants by drawing lots
抽签决定(分配方式)。
"mid 16th cent. (originally denoting a small coloured ball placed in a container to register a vote): from Italian