Phrase guide

secret ballot

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The voting system involving ballots available only at official polling places, prepared at public expense, containing the names of all candidates, and marked in secret at the polling places.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Australian ballot, Massachusetts ballot

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a vote in which each person's choice is secret but the totaled votes are public

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vote, ballot, voting, balloting

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: таемнае галасаванне (tajemnaje halasavannje) — voting system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無記名投票 /无记名投票 (wújìmíng tóupiào) — voting system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不記名投票 /不记名投票 (bùjìmíng tóupiào) — voting system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 匿名投票 (nìmíng tóupiào) — voting system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 秘密投票 (mìmì tóupiào) — voting system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 暗票 (ànpiào) — voting system
  • Esperanto: sekreta voĉdonado — voting system
  • Esperanto: sekreta voĉdonrajto — voting system
  • Japanese: 無記名投票 (mukimei tōhyō) — voting system
  • Japanese: 匿名投票 (tokumei tōhyō) — voting system
  • Japanese: 秘密投票 (himitsu tōhyō) — voting system
  • Korean: 비밀투표 (bimiltupyo) — voting system
  • Korean: 무기명투표 (mugimyeongtupyo) — voting system
  • Korean: 무명투표 (mumyeongtupyo) — voting system
  • Korean: 익명투표 (ingmyeongtupyo) — voting system
  • Korean: 암표 (ampyo) — voting system
  • Norwegian: hemmelig valg — voting system
  • Polish: skrutynium — voting system
  • Polish: tajne głosowanie — voting system
  • Portuguese: voto secreto — voting system
  • Russian: тайное голосование (tajnoje golosovanije) — voting system
  • Serbo-Croatian: tajno glasanje — voting system
  • Spanish: voto secreto — voting system
  • Ukrainian: таємне голосування (tajemne holosuvannja) — voting system