ballotta

  • 91ballet — [17] Etymologically, a ballet is a ‘little dance’. English acquired the word, via French ballet, from Italian balletto, a diminutive of ballo ‘dance’, related to English ball (the diminutive of Italian balla ‘spherical ball’ is ballotta, whence… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 92ballot — noun 1》 a procedure by which people vote secretly on an issue.     ↘(the ballot) the total number of votes cast in a ballot. 2》 a lottery held to decide the allocation of tickets or other things among a number of applicants. verb (ballots,… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 93caldallessa — s. f. ballotta …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 94castagna — s. f. 1. marrone 2. (sport) sventola □ sberla, tiro secco FRASEOLOGIA castagna lessa, ballotta □ castagna arrostita, caldarrosta, bruciata □ castagna d acqua, trapa □ …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 95mondina — mondi/na (1) s. f. mondariso. mondi/na (2) s. f. ballotta, castagna lessata …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 96pallina — s. f. 1. dim. di palla 2. sferetta, biglia, bilia, ballotta, pallottola, bolo, chicco …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 97ballot — bal•lot [[t]ˈbæl ət[/t]] n. 1) gov a sheet of paper or the like on which a voter marks his or her vote 2) gov the method of secret voting by printed or written ballot or by voting machine 3) gov a round of voting 4) gov the list of candidates to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 98ballot — I. /ˈbælət / (say baluht) noun 1. a ticket or paper used in voting. 2. the number of votes cast or recorded: a large ballot. 3. Also, secret ballot. the system or practice of secret voting by means of printed or written ballots or voting machines …

  • 99ballot — Derived from ballotta, a round bullet, used for casting a vote. Process or means of voting, usually in secret, by written or printed tickets or slips of paper, or voting machine. Piece of paper or levers on voting machine on which the voter gives …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 100ballot — Derived from ballotta, a round bullet, used for casting a vote. Process or means of voting, usually in secret, by written or printed tickets or slips of paper, or voting machine. Piece of paper or levers on voting machine on which the voter gives …

    Black's law dictionary