postal ballot
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postal ballot — noun The submission of votes by post • • • Main Entry: ↑postal * * * ˈpostal ballot [postal ballot] noun (BrE) a system of voting on a particular iss … Useful english dictionary
postal ballot — UK US noun [C] UK (US absentee ballot) COMMUNICATIONS ► a system of voting in which people send their votes by mail: »In a secret postal ballot, union members voted for strike action. »The state is required to start distributing absentee ballots… … Financial and business terms
postal ballot — / pəυst(ə)l ˌbælət/, postal vote / pəυst(ə)l vəυt/ noun an election where the voters send their ballot papers by post … Dictionary of banking and finance
postal — post|al [ˈpəustl US ˈpous ] adj [only before noun] 1.) relating to the official system which takes letters from one place to another ▪ the U.S. postal service ▪ postal workers ▪ an increase in postal charges 2.) relating to sending things by post … Dictionary of contemporary English
postal — [[t]po͟ʊst(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n Postal is used to describe things or people connected with the public service of carrying letters and packages from one place to another. Compensation for lost or damaged mail will be handled by the postal… … English dictionary
postal vote — noun A vote made on an official form which is then sent through the post / mail. Syn: postal ballot … Wiktionary
Postal voting — describes the method of voting in an election whereby ballot papers are distributed and/or returned by post to electors, in contrast to electors voting in person at a polling station or electronically via an electronic voting system.It is of… … Wikipedia
postal vote — noun A vote submitted by post rather than placed directly into a ballot box • • • Main Entry: ↑postal * * * postal vote UK US noun [countable] [singular postal vote plural … Useful english dictionary
postal vote — postal ,vote noun count BRITISH an ABSENTEE BALLOT … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ballot — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ secret ▪ open ▪ postal (BrE) ▪ absentee (esp. AmE) ▪ provisional ▪ … Collocations dictionary
