ballot

bulletin de vote

Papier ou carte sur lequel on indique son choix lors d'un vote.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : voting paper

Expressions courantes : ballot paper, ballot box, cast a ballot

voter

Exprimer son choix par un vote ou prendre une décision par un vote.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : ballot for someone/something (Members balloted for their preferred candidate.); ballot on something (The union will ballot on the proposed strike.)

Synonymes : vote

Expressions courantes : ballot for someone, ballot on something, ballot the members

tirer au sort

Choisir au hasard en tirant un papier, un numéro ou un objet semblable.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : ballot for something (The applicants balloted for the available places.)

Synonymes : draw lots

Expressions courantes : ballot for something, ballot for places