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SEE SYNONYMS FOR ballot box ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna receptacle for voters' ballots. a system or instance of voting by ballot. Origin of ballot boxFirst recorded in 1670–80 Words nearby ballot boxballoon tire, balloon tyre, balloon vine, ballot, ballotade, ballot box, ballotini, ballot paper, ballottement, ballottine, ballpark Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ballot boxPerhaps in the privacy of the ballot-box, men are able to “woman up” a little and vote to protect freedom of choice. The Problem With Pro-Choice Men|Hugh Ryan|February 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST Men of justice, bold and brave, To the ballot-box and save Freedom from her opening grave—Onward! The Liberty Minstrel|George W. Clark But, I confess, I hardly expected so soon to see this fact proclaimed at the ballot-box. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II|Burton J. Hendrick Real "agriculture" is not pleasant; much pleasanter to reap and winnow (with ballot-box or otherwise) than to plough! Latter-Day Pamphlets|Thomas Carlyle
The law contemplated only one, the straight drop into the ballot-box; but the "boys" had other views. The Imperialist|(a.k.a. Mrs. Everard Cotes) Sara Jeannette Duncan She sent forth hordes to mob printing-presses, overawe the ballot-box, substitute the bowie-knife and revolver for the civil law. The Secret Service.|Albert D. Richardson
British Dictionary definitions for ballot box
nouna box into which ballot papers are dropped after voting Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ballot boxpolling place, voting machine, polls, polling booth |