A ballot that lists only the major candidates for the major offices, for a voting district.

A ballot that lists all candidates, for all positions, from all political parties, available to a specific voting district.

A ballot in which votes are sent by postal mail.

(US) A vote made remotely, especially a postal vote, cast by a voter unable to be present in person.

(idiomatic) Something exciting or risky begins.

An electrical resistor whose resistance varies with the current passing through it, and thus tends to maintain a constant current

A floating sphere, attached to a lever, that controls the level of liquid in a cistern.

plural of ballot box

plural of ballast tank

A small rubber or latex balloon, filled with water and used as an informal weapon