voting booth
noun
chiefly US
: a small, enclosed area in which a person stands for privacy while casting a vote
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Only one person at a time can occupy a voting booth, unless a voter is accompanied by a child or is eligible to receive assistance, the California Secretary of State’s Office said.
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Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
Voters headed to the voting booth in a steady trickle.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 2 June 2026
Reviewing it at home, away from the pressure of the voting booth, cam make the process more manageable.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Voter turnout in runoff elections is typically very low, and the candidate who gets their supporters to the voting booth has the advantage.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
Voters headed to the voting booth in a steady trickle.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 2 June 2026
Reviewing it at home, away from the pressure of the voting booth, cam make the process more manageable.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Voter turnout in runoff elections is typically very low, and the candidate who gets their supporters to the voting booth has the advantage.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for voting booth
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“Voting booth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voting%20booth. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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