secret ballot

noun

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.

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Australian ballotMassachusetts ballot
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Meanings

nounsecret ballot (plural secret ballots)

plural secret ballots

  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.

    Synonyms: Australian ballot, Massachusetts ballot

  2. A voting method in which a voter's identity in an election remains anonymous.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe 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.

Similar
Australian ballotMassachusetts ballot

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 無記名投票 /无记名投票, 不記名投票 /不记名投票
  • 無記名投票 /无记名投票 (wújìmíng tóupiào)voting system
  • 不記名投票 /不记名投票 (bùjìmíng tóupiào)voting system
  • 匿名投票 (nìmíng tóupiào)voting system
  • 秘密投票 (mìmì tóupiào)voting system
  • 暗票 (ànpiào)voting system
Esperanto sekreta voĉdonado, sekreta voĉdonrajto
  • sekreta voĉdonadovoting system
  • sekreta voĉdonrajtovoting system
Japanese 無記名投票, 匿名投票
  • 無記名投票 (mukimei tōhyō)voting system
  • 匿名投票 (tokumei tōhyō)voting system
  • 秘密投票 (himitsu tōhyō)voting system
Korean 비밀투표, 무기명투표
  • 비밀투표 (bimiltupyo)voting system
  • 무기명투표 (mugimyeongtupyo)voting system
  • 무명투표 (mumyeongtupyo)voting system
  • 익명투표 (ingmyeongtupyo)voting system
  • 암표 (ampyo)voting system
Norwegian hemmelig valg
  • hemmelig valgvoting system
Polish skrutynium, tajne głosowanie
  • skrutyniumvoting system
  • tajne głosowanievoting system
Portuguese voto secreto
  • voto secretovoting system
Russian тайное голосование
  • тайное голосование (tajnoje golosovanije)voting system
Spanish voto secreto
  • voto secretovoting system
Ukrainian таємне голосування
  • таємне голосування (tajemne holosuvannja)voting system
Cite this entry
APA

secret ballot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secret%20ballot

MLA

“secret ballot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secret%20ballot. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secret ballot,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secret%20ballot.

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