secret ballot in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for secret ballot in the English»French Dictionary

secret ballot N

secret ballot

scrutin m secret

the election was held by secret ballot

l'élection s'est faite à bulletins secrets

Translations for secret ballot in the English»French Dictionary

voting is by secret ballot

le vote se fait au scrutin secret

the election was held by secret ballot

l'élection s'est faite à bulletins secrets

Translations for secret ballot in the French»English Dictionary

vote à main levée/à bulletin secret

vote by show of hands/by secret ballot

voter à main levée/à bulletin secret

to vote by a show of hands/by secret ballot

Translations for secret ballot in the English»French Dictionary

I.ballot [Brit ˈbalət, Am ˈbælət] N

1. ballot (process):

ballot

scrutin m

by ballot

au scrutin

the election was held by secret ballot

l'élection s'est faite à bulletins secrets

2. ballot (vote):

ballot

vote m (à bulletins secrets) (of de, on sur)

the first/second ballot

le premier/second tour de scrutin

strike ballot

vote m pour décider d'une grève

postal ballot Brit

vote m par correspondance

to take a ballot

procéder à un vote

3. ballot:

ballot, a. ballot paper

bulletin m de vote

4. ballot Am POL (list of candidates):

ballot

liste f des candidats concurrents

II.ballot [Brit ˈbalət, Am ˈbælət] VB trans

ballot

consulter (par vote) (on sur)

III.ballot [Brit ˈbalət, Am ˈbælət] VB intr

ballot

voter au scrutin (on sur, to do pour faire)

I.secret [Brit ˈsiːkrɪt, Am ˈsikrɪt] N

1. secret (unknown thing):

secret

secret m

to tell sb a secret

confier un secret à qn

to keep a secret

garder un secret

to let sb in on a secret

mettre qn dans le secret

I make no secret of my membership of the party

je ne fais pas mystère de mon appartenance au parti

it's an open secret that…

tout le monde sait que…

there's no secret about who/when/how etc

tout le monde sait qui/quand/comment etc

I have no secrets from my sister

je n'ai pas de secrets pour ma sœur

2. secret (key factor):

secret

secret m (of de)

II.secret [Brit ˈsiːkrɪt, Am ˈsikrɪt] ADJ

secret passage, meeting, ingredient

secret/-ète

secret contributor

anonyme

secret admirer, admiration

secret/-ète

to keep sth secret from sb

cacher qc à qn

to be a secret drinker

boire en cachette

III.in secret ADV (gen)

in secret

en secret

in secret LAW

à huis clos

secret ballot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for secret ballot in the English»French Dictionary

I.ballot [ˈbælət] N

1. ballot (process):

ballot

scrutin m

2. ballot (election):

ballot

vote m

to put sth to the ballot

soumettre qc au vote

3. ballot (paper):

ballot

bulletin m de vote

II.ballot [ˈbælət] VB intr

ballot

voter

III.ballot [ˈbælət] VB trans

ballot

appeler à voter

I.secret [ˈsi:krɪt] N

secret

secret m

to let sb in on a/the secret

mettre qn dans le secret

to make no secret of sth

ne pas cacher qc

II.secret [ˈsi:krɪt] ADJ

1. secret (known to few):

secret

secret(-ète)

to keep sth secret from sb

cacher qc à qn

2. secret (hidden):

secret door

dérobé(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot.

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Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot.

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Following this, they vote via secret ballot to determine the five nominees for the award.

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The elections were still held by secret ballot and under the single transferable vote.

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They felt that pressure from patrons on tenants was legitimate and that a secret ballot was simply unmanly and cowardly.

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Members of the student council were elected in a secret ballot.

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New members had to be approved by a secret ballot, and existing members could blackball candidates.

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The president is elected on the basis of universal suffrage, through a secret ballot, for a five-year term.

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All elections are carried out according to the principle of secret ballot.

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The committee established the secret ballot system and introduced provisions for the representation of minorities in the electoral system.

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