n. [ F. ballotte, fr. It. ballotta. See Ball round body. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The insufficiency of the ballot. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]
Ballot box,
v. i.
v. t. To vote for or in opposition to. [ 1913 Webster ]
None of the competitors arriving to a sufficient number of balls, they fell to ballot some others. Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. ballottade, fr. ballotter to toss. See Ballot, v. i. ] (Man.) A leap of a horse, as between two pillars, or upon a straight line, so that when his four feet are in the air, he shows only the shoes of his hind feet, without jerking out. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. ballottage. ] In France, a second ballot taken after an indecisive first ballot to decide between two or several candidates; a
n. Voting by ballot. [ Obs. ] Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who votes by ballot. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. ] An officer who has charge of a ballot box. [ Obs. ] Harrington. [ 1913 Webster ]