Definition of "balloted" [balloted]

• Simple past tense and past participle of ballot. (verb)

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• "Still, the number of striking workers could be lower given that only about a third of the 750,000 who were balloted for strike action actually voted in favor of the stoppage."
• "Still, that number could be less given that only around a third of the 750,000 balloted for strike action actually voted."
• "In 2008, police officers were balloted on whether they should lobby for a change in the law to give them the right to strike."