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 The report described one administrator who traveled to Florida during a previous election cycle to retrieve ballots. — CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 That ballot also contained the initiative to expand Medicaid eligibility. — Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026 In 2022, members of a group claiming to monitor ballot drop boxes in Arizona were ordered to stay at least 250 feet (75 meters) away after voters complained about intimidation. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 In 2024, there wasn’t a single election ad on broadcast TV that mentioned data centers, according to tracking from the firm AdImpact, and in most of 2025, only a handful discussed them, largely in down-ballot state races. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ballot
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  1. vote
  2. suffrage
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  • Shares not voted would, in turn, have the same effect as votes against the merger.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Advertisement In our survey, about two-thirds of Americans said a candidate's position on AI could influence their vote in the upcoming Midterm elections, although most acknowledged that other issues matter more.
    — Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of vote
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  • During the state elections in 1967, Jagdish Master, a teacher turned activist, challenged the veto of the landlords over Dalit suffrage by escorting a group of Dalits to a polling booth in Ekwari, a village in Bihar’s Bhojpur district.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of suffrage

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