ballot

papeleta, boleta

Papel o tarjeta donde se marca la opción elegida al votar.

En inglés sencillo: A paper or card on which someone marks their choice in a vote.

• Mark your choice on the ballot.
• The ballots were counted after midnight.
• Her ballot was rejected because she selected two candidates.

Sinónimos: voting paper

Expresiones frecuentes: ballot paper, ballot box, cast a ballot

votar

Emitir un voto o tomar una decisión mediante una votación.

En inglés sencillo: To vote, or make a decision by voting.

• The union will ballot its members.
• Workers balloted on the new pay offer.
• Each member could ballot for one candidate.

Cómo se usa: ballot for someone/something (Members balloted for their preferred candidate.); ballot on something (The union will ballot on the proposed strike.)

Sinónimos: vote

Expresiones frecuentes: ballot for someone, ballot on something, ballot the members

sortear, echar suertes

Elegir algo al azar sacando un papel, un número u otro objeto parecido.

En inglés sencillo: To choose something by randomly drawing a paper, number, or similar object.

• They balloted for the remaining seats.
• Each family balloted for a garden plot.
• We agreed to ballot rather than argue over the rooms.

Cómo se usa: ballot for something (The applicants balloted for the available places.)

Sinónimos: draw lots

Expresiones frecuentes: ballot for something, ballot for places