ballottage

French

Alternative forms

• ballotage

Etymology

From ballotter +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.lɔ.taʒ/

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Noun

ballottage m (plural ballottages)

1. ballotage (second ballot, runoff)
   • 2012 June 11, Monique Glasberg, “Vaucluse : triangulaires et duels”, in Le Monde‎:

     A Orange, ballotage favorable pour le socialiste Pierre Meffre qui devance Jacques Bompard, de la Ligue du Sud, de 859 voix.

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Further reading

• “ballottage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.