ballotage

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noun

In France, a second ballot taken after an indecisive first ballot to decide between two or several candidates; a runoff election.

OriginFrench ballotage →
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Meanings

nounballotage (plural ballotages)

plural ballotages

  1. In France, a second ballot taken after an indecisive first ballot to decide between two or several candidates; a runoff election.

Origin

  1. Frenchballotage
  2. Englishballotage

From French ballotage, ballottage.

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APA

ballotage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballotage

MLA

“ballotage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballotage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ballotage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballotage.

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