Confusing and Misused Words - Ballet V Ballot

Ballet – a type of dance

• In Malaysia, it’s very common to see parents sending their daughters for ballet lessons at a very young age.

Ballot (noun) – a secret vote taken to elect somebody or to decide something

• All members of the parliament were elected by ballot.
• Seeing there was an area of disagreement, the company’s management decided to hold a ballot.

Ballot (verb) – to organize a secret vote by a group of people to find out their views.

• The union has decided to ballot its members on the issue.