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'bælət(a method of voting in secret by marking a paper and putting it into a box: They held a ballot to choose a new chairman; The question was decided by ballot.) votacióntr['bælət]1 (vote) votación nombre femenino2 (votes recorded) número de votos escrutados1 invitar a votar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto take a ballot on something someter algo a votaciónto ballot for somebody / something seleccionar alguien / algo por votaciónballot box urnaballot paper papeletaballot ['bælət] vi: votarballot n1) : papeleta f (de voto)2) balloting: votación f3) vote: voto mn.• balota s.f.• boleta s.f.• papeleta s.f.• papeleta de voto s.f.• papeleta para votar s.f.v.• votar (Gobierno) v.
I 'bæləta) u ( system of voting) votación fto decide by ballot — decidir por votación; (before n)
ballot box — urna f
b) c ( instance of voting) votación fto hold o take a ballot on something — someter algo a votación
c) c ( number of votes cast) número m de votosd) c ballot (paper) papeleta f, boleta f electoral (Méx, RPl)
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transitive verb \<\<members\>\> invitar a votar['bælǝt]1.N (=voting) votación f ; (=paper) papeleta f (de voto)2.VT3. VI1) (=vote) votar2) (=draw lots)to ballot for — [+ tickets] rifar, sortear
4.CPDballot box N — urna f
ballot box stuffing N — (US) fraude m electoral, pucherazo * m
ballot paper N — papeleta f (de voto)
ballot rigging N — fraude m electoral
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I ['bælət]a) u ( system of voting) votación fto decide by ballot — decidir por votación; (before n)
ballot box — urna f
b) c ( instance of voting) votación fto hold o take a ballot on something — someter algo a votación
c) c ( number of votes cast) número m de votosd) c ballot (paper) papeleta f, boleta f electoral (Méx, RPl)
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transitive verb \<\<members\>\> invitar a votar -
2 pucherazo
pucherazo sustantivo masculino (fam) electoral rigging;◊ hubo pucherazo the election was fixed o rigged
pucherazo m pey Pol election rigging ' pucherazo' also found in these entries: English: ballot rigging
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