ballot box vs decision

ballot box

noun
  • The process or method of voting. 

  • A sealed box with a slit, into which a voter puts a completed voting slip. 

decision

noun
  • The act of deciding. 

  • A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest. 

  • Firmness of conviction. 

  • A choice or judgement. 

  • A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher. 

verb
  • To defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges, rather than by a knockout 

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