australian ballot
Aus·tral·ian bal·lot
A a Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [aw-streyl-yuh n bal-uh t]
- /ɔˈstreɪl yən ˈbæl ət/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [aw-streyl-yuh n bal-uh t]
- /ɔˈstreɪl yən ˈbæl ət/
Definitions of australian ballot words
- noun australian ballot an official ballot listing candidates for election to public office and issues, levies, etc., distributed inside the polling place to be marked by the voter in secret: it originated in Australia and is widely used in the U.S. 3
- noun australian ballot a ballot containing the names of all the candidates for public office, handed to the voter at the polling station to be marked in secret: so called because it originated in Australia. 1
- noun australian ballot The secret ballot system of voting in which voting is done in private on a state-issued ballot and ballots incorrectly marked set aside as invalid. 0
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Origin of australian ballot
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1885-90
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Parts of speech for Australian ballot
noun
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exclamation
australian ballot popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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