Definition for second ballot - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	second ballot (sec¦ond bal¦lot) noun a further ballot held to confirm the selection of a candidate where a previous ballot did not yield an absolute majority.		More words in this category alternative vote canvass country election electoral majority marginal preferential presiding officer re-eligible return scrutineer secret ballot split squeaker stump tactical ticket voting paper Nearby Words seclude secluded seclusion Seconal second ¹ second ² second ³ second Adam Second Advent second ballot second best Second Boer War second cause second chamber second childhood second class Second Coming Second Empire second floor