Electoral strategy pursued by the Irish Republican movement in the 1980s and early 1990s, where elections in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland were contested by Sinn Féin, while the IRA continued military operations against the British Army and RUC
ballot box
Hyphenation
bal·lot box
Turkish pronunciation
bälıt bäks
Pronunciation
/ˈbalət ˈbäks/ /ˈbælət ˈbɑːks/
Etymology
[ 'ba-l&t ] (noun.) 1549. Italian ballotta, from Italian dialect, diminutive of balla ball.