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ballotry

ballotry noun: the use of ballots in voting.

Noun

ballotry (uncountable)

  1. The use of ballots in voting.
    • […] our current system of absentee ballotry.2008, Kate Kelly, Election Day: An American Holiday, an American History, page 7

Origin of ballotry

From ballot + -ry.

Questions about ballotry

What does ballotry mean?
Ballotry means the use of ballots in voting.
What part of speech is ballotry?
Ballotry is a noun.

Words near ballotry in the dictionary

  1. ballotinone
  2. ballotins
  3. ballotist
  4. ballotists
  5. ballotless
  6. ballotry
  7. ballots
  8. ballotsful
  9. ballottable
  10. ballotte
  11. ballotted

Source and license

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