ballot vs pick

ballot and pick both are nouns.

ballot and pick both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ballot	Yes	No	Yes	No
pick	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pick is a hypernym of ballot; that is, pick is a word with a broader meaning than ballot:

ballot: a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
pick: the act of choosing or selecting

Other hypernyms of ballot include choice, option, selection.

ballot (noun)	pick (noun)
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative	the act of choosing or selecting
a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting	a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
	a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
	a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
	the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
	a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
	the person or thing chosen or selected
	the best people or things in a group
	the quantity of a crop that is harvested

ballot (verb)	pick (verb)
vote by ballot	remove in small bits
	remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
	select carefully from a group
	harass with constant criticism
	eat intermittently; take small bites of
	hit lightly with a picking motion
	look for and gather
	attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
	pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
	provoke
	pay for something
	pilfer or rob

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