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balloting

[ UK /bˈælətɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈbæɫətɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
    there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion
    they allowed just one vote per person

How To Use balloting In A Sentence

  • Balloting for strike action began last week. The Sun
  • Cushing, a first-round draft pick out of Southern California, was a runaway winner for the rookie award in balloting by a nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the league. AP: Texans' Brian Cushing tested positive for HCG
  • NEW YORK -- The voting for the 2009 NFL Comeback Player of the Year selected by the Associated Press in balloting by a nationwide panel of the media: Patriots' Tom Brady named AP's NFL comeback player of year
  • International observers say the balloting was fair.
  • The final document is sent to Consensus Body for balloting.
  • Alexis de Tocqueville's two-volume study De la democratie en Amerique, published in 1835 and 1840, made no mention of balloting procedures, despite providing an otherwise comprehensive examination of American political culture and the moeurs that sustained it.
  • Whoever wins the balloting will govern a country whose vaunted economic recovery is starting to fray.
  • The Indianapolis Colts quarterback was a landslide winner Friday in balloting by a nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the NFL. Peyton Manning wins record-tying third NFL MVP award
  • Official balloting results are not expected to be published for several days. Houston Chronicle
  • After two derailments on the tube in as many days, the RMT is balloting for action on London Underground.
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