ballot

Arabic translation: دورة انتخابية

21:21 Feb 6, 2007
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
English term or phrase: ballot
The Democratic Convention of 1852 found itself deadlocked, and in need of a candidate.

It goes to 49 ballots. All the frontrunners are gone. And on the 49th ballot, the Democratic Party reaches way back and grabs this young man who's now a Mexican War hero, a former US Senator, has no, very few enemies in Washington because he walked away from it early, and nominates him for President.

People voted more for the party than the candidate. Without even campaigning, a surprised Franklin Pierce won by a landslide.

I can't get the exact meaning of "ballot". Thanks for help.

N.B: Franklin Pierce is the 14th President of the United States.
Iman Khaireddine
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:26
Arabic translation:دورة انتخابية
Explanation:
أثناء انعقاد مؤتمرات الأحزاب لاختيار زعيم جديد للحزب من بين عدة مرشحين، يلجأ المشاركون في المؤتمر وهم مندوبو الدوائر الانتخابية المختلفة، إلى التصويت على مراحل(دورات) خلال فترة انعقاد المؤتمر، وفي كل دورة أو مرحلة يقصى مرشح أو أكثر، وهكذا دواليك حتى يبقى مرشح واحد هو الذي يصبح زعيم الحزب.
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Fayez Roumieh
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1اقتراع
Wa'ad Younane
5اِقْتِراع ; اِنْتِخاب ; تَصْوِيت
Raouf Malek
5دورة انتخابية
Fayez Roumieh
4ورقة اقتراع
Waleed Mohamed
4صوت
Yasser El Helw
3ورقة اقتراع، اقتراع، مجموع أصوات المقترعين
Hasan Abu Khalil
1عملية اقتراع سري
Dikran


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اقتراع


Explanation:
اقتراع

Wa'ad Younane
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ورقة اقتراع، اقتراع، مجموع أصوات المقترعين


Explanation:
ballot اقتراع، ورقة اقتراع
ballots مجموع أصوات المقترعين

Hasan Abu Khalil
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ورقة اقتراع


Explanation:
ورقة اقتراع

Waleed Mohamed
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عملية اقتراع سري


Explanation:
I think that BALLOT here means:

the action of secret voting

which could be translated into Arabic as:

عملية اقتراع سري

HTH

Dikran
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اِقْتِراع ; اِنْتِخاب ; تَصْوِيت


Explanation:
اِقْتِراع ; اِنْتِخاب ; تَصْوِيت

It is like vote as noun

Raouf Malek
Local time: 15:26
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دورة انتخابية


Explanation:
أثناء انعقاد مؤتمرات الأحزاب لاختيار زعيم جديد للحزب من بين عدة مرشحين، يلجأ المشاركون في المؤتمر وهم مندوبو الدوائر الانتخابية المختلفة، إلى التصويت على مراحل(دورات) خلال فترة انعقاد المؤتمر، وفي كل دورة أو مرحلة يقصى مرشح أو أكثر، وهكذا دواليك حتى يبقى مرشح واحد هو الذي يصبح زعيم الحزب.

Fayez Roumieh
United States
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صوت


Explanation:
As simple as it gets!
Good luck

Yasser El Helw
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