secret ballot vs ticket

secret ballot

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 the polling places. 

ticket

noun
  • A list of candidates for an election, or a particular theme to a candidate's manifesto. 

  • A solution to a problem; something that is needed. 

  • A warrant. 

  • A certificate of qualification as a ship's master, pilot, or other crew member. 

  • A certificate or token of a share in a lottery or other scheme for distributing money, goods, etc. 

  • A permit to operate a machine on a construction site. 

  • A citation for a traffic violation. 

  • A label affixed to goods to show their price or description. 

  • A pass entitling the holder to board a train, a bus, a plane, or other means of transportation 

  • A service request, used to track complaints or requests that an issue be handled. (Generally technical support related). 

  • A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, etc. 

verb
  • To issue someone a ticket, as for travel or for a violation of a local or traffic law. 

  • To mark with a ticket. 

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