Collocations for ballot - noun
ADJ.
secret | open | postal | national | first, second | leadership | strike
VERB + BALLOT
carry out, hold | organize | cast
Only 40% of eligible voters cast their ballots.
Only 40% of eligible voters cast their ballots.
BALLOT + NOUN
box | paper | rigging
PREP.
at a/the ~
They voted against him at the second ballot.
They voted against him at the second ballot.
by ~
The jury cast their vote by secret ballot.
The jury cast their vote by secret ballot.
in a/the ~
The club members decided in a ballot to suspend the captain.
The club members decided in a ballot to suspend the captain.
on a/the ~
I voted for her on the first ballot.
I voted for her on the first ballot.
~ for
a ballot for the Conservative leadership
a ballot for the Conservative leadership
~ on
a ballot on the new contracts
a ballot on the new contracts
~ over
a ballot over strike action
a ballot over strike action