ballot

noun

ˈba-lət How to pronounce ballot (audio)
Definition of ballotnext
1
as in vote
a piece of paper indicating a person's preferences in an election we collected all of the ballots from the students voting for class president

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2
as in suffrage
the right to formally express one's position or will in an election believes that even convicted felons should have the ballot

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Recent Examples of ballot Tuesday’s showing surpassed in-person turnout numbers for any single day of early voting during the previous midterm election cycle in 2022 except for the final day that year, when about 203,000 voters cast ballots. — Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Now, Salgado and others who share her concern believe Proposition 45 on the November ballot could roll back their wins. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 As of Friday, Newsom had taken a stance on 12 of the 14 measures on California’s ballot for the November election. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026 However, he was removed from the 2022 ballot after an Illinois election board upheld an objection to his campaign. — Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ballot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballot
  1. vote
  2. suffrage
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  • Not only will the risk of Russian interference be at an all-time high, but a nationwide vote will create high concentrations of civilians ripe for strikes.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Fan votes kept him on the show until Tuesday, when he and Carson, and her burgeoning baby bump, were eliminated.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of vote
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  • August 26th, 1970 Feminists march in New York City on August 26, 1970 on the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment which granted American women full suffrage.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Targeted by white supremacists Election Day of 1871 was one of the most consequential in the history of Philadelphia, at the time an epicenter for the simmering tensions surrounding Black suffrage.
    — Timothy Welbeck, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of suffrage

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