balloted
past simple and past participle ofballot
| 单词 | balloted |
| 释义 | balloted past simple and past participle ofballot ballot verb[T] uk/ˈbæl.ət/us/ˈbæl.ət/toorganizeasecretvoteby agroupofpeopleinordertofindouttheirviews: Theuniondecidedto ballotitsmemberson theissue. Elections
Examplesofballotedballoted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Some 1,744 schools haveballotedparents on whether to seek grant-maintained status; 1,297 ballots have resulted in a yes vote. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 More than 2,000 schools have expressed an interest in becoming grant-maintained, and more than 300 haveballotedalready. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They will say they have carried the movement now to its final stage and that the miners haveballotedand have given their decision. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have given the right to beballotedbefore industrial action and to beballotedfor the election of trade union leaders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In any event," he added," they have nearly allballoted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When the miners have beenballotednationally, as they should have been, they will show that they fully understand that position. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Even if weballotedthe membership to allow lawyers to participate in the executive committee, we would probably not find any lawyers in membership. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, those who have beenballotedare being prevented or dissuaded from working by people who have not voted at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have beenballotedby that union as well. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All our lives we have beenballoted—we have come out of the hat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The characteristic of this dispute is that the rank and file have beenballotedall the way through. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no case for an individual defying aballotedunion decision and not having to face up to the consequences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 On the other hand, the subject is hardly suitable for a five-hour debate on aballotedmotion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is difficult to see exactly which groups should or should not have a right to beballoted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No schools haveballotedin favour of grant-maintained status in 1994. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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