Home › Words › B › ballotationballotationballotation means voting by ballot.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, ballotation ranks #31,754 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom ballot + -ation.nounVoting by ballot.e.g.“a. 1639, Henry Wotton, a letter In the first Ballotation, the Balls were equal: in the second, there was one Ball more (as they say) in the negative Box”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.balloting 83% match — A vote or decision made by ballot. vs ballotation →ballotry 81% match — The use of ballots in voting. vs ballotation →balloted 77% match — Having a ballot. vs ballotation →balloter 76% match — Someone who votes by ballot. vs ballotation →ballot 74% match — A small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to signify a vote. vs ballotation →ballotee 70% match — One who is balloted or voted to do something. vs ballotation →ballotist 70% match — One who supports the use of the secret ballot in elections. vs ballotation →ballotless 69% match — Without a ballot. vs ballotation →