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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A type of voting in which each person's vote is kept secret, but the amassed votes of various groups are revealed publicly.
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- noun The voting system involving ballots available only at official
polling places, prepared at public expense, containing the names of all candidates, and marked in secret at thepolling places .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a vote in which each person's choice is secret but the totaled votes are public
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