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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
ballot .
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Examples
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Bectu members in the main licence fee-funded BBC balloted 65% in favour of management's proposals.
BBC strike: NUJ goes it alone Mark Sweney 2010
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Since then, crew have been balloted on issues relating to strikes, including the restoration of staff travel concessions and the recruitment and deployment of cabin crew on lower levels of pay without union agreement.
British Airways Faces New Strike Kaveri Niththyananthan 2011
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Out of 10,220 cabin crew were balloted, 5,751 backed the strike and 1,579 members, equal to 21.5%, voted against striking.
Union Says British Airways Cabin Crew to Strike Kaveri Niththyananthan 2011
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BA's cabin crew were balloted on five issues, including the restoration of staff travel concessions, binding arbitration of all cabin crew disciplinary cases related to the original dispute and the recruitment and deployment of cabin crew on lower levels of pay without the agreement of the union.
BA Crew Vote to Strike Again Kaveri Niththyananthan 2011
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BA's cabin crew were balloted on five issues, including the restoration of staff travel concessions, binding arbitration of all cabin crew disciplinary cases related to the original dispute and the recruitment and deployment of cabin crew on lower levels of pay without the agreement of the union.
Union Says British Airways Cabin Crew to Strike Kaveri Niththyananthan 2011
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In 2008, police officers were balloted on whether they should lobby for a change in the law to give them the right to strike.
Ruralshire Election Results SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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Still, that number could be less given that only around a third of the 750,000 balloted for strike action actually voted.
U.K. Faces Mass Strikes Nicholas Winning 2011
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Still, the number of striking workers could be lower given that only about a third of the 750,000 who were balloted for strike action actually voted in favor of the stoppage.
Britain Girds for Public-Sector Strikes Nicholas Winning 2011
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In 2008, police officers were balloted on whether they should lobby for a change in the law to give them the right to strike.
Ruralshire Election Results SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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Unite balloted 10,220 cabin crew, who were asked: "Are you prepared to take part in strike action?"
BA Crew Vote to Strike Again Kaveri Niththyananthan 2011
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