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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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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
Seventeen states plus the District of Columbia count ballots received after Election Day, including California, Nevada, and Ohio.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 10 July 2025
The Broward union’s ballots, which were mailed to all teachers, will be counted Monday.
—Lauren Brensel, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2025
Walker’s order prohibited state and local election officials from enforcing the restriction on the three committees seeking to place measures on the 2026 ballot.
—Dara Kam, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2025
To make the ballot, proponents will either have to collect double the number of signatures to get both proposals approved or sue the Ohio Ballot Board to overturn its decision.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 9 July 2025
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 10 July 2025
The Broward union’s ballots, which were mailed to all teachers, will be counted Monday.
—Lauren Brensel, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2025
Walker’s order prohibited state and local election officials from enforcing the restriction on the three committees seeking to place measures on the 2026 ballot.
—Dara Kam, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2025
To make the ballot, proponents will either have to collect double the number of signatures to get both proposals approved or sue the Ohio Ballot Board to overturn its decision.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballot
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Follow the directions and submit your vote before 2:30 a.m. ET.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Nessel's office has argued the group knowingly intended to defraud voters in Michigan by trying to cast electoral votes for Trump, despite his election loss in the state in 2020.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
12 July 2025
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The holiday was even adopted by proponents of the women’s suffrage movement, Antolini added.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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But Fellowes refuses to treat it as a heel turn, even clumsily transforming Bertha into a proto-feminist who picks a fight about female suffrage at a dinner party and risks her own social status to advocate for divorced women.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
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“Ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballot. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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