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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
On the first day of the papal conclave, one ballot is taken, and four on each subsequent day, two in the morning and two in the afternoon.
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The board continued the arrangement after Republican Stephen Richer took over as recorder and last year updated the agreement to move early ballot processing and some IT functions under the board's scope.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
More than 55% of voters in Kittitas County cast their ballots for President Donald Trump in November, bucking the trend of a state where Trump's opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, received more than 57% of the votes in the 2024 presidential race, according to state voting records.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
In the Central Valley, voters in Tulare and Kern counties will cast ballots next week to fill the state Assembly vacancy left by Bakersfield Republican Vince Fong, who was elected last year to the U.S. House of Representatives.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The board continued the arrangement after Republican Stephen Richer took over as recorder and last year updated the agreement to move early ballot processing and some IT functions under the board's scope.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
More than 55% of voters in Kittitas County cast their ballots for President Donald Trump in November, bucking the trend of a state where Trump's opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, received more than 57% of the votes in the 2024 presidential race, according to state voting records.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
In the Central Valley, voters in Tulare and Kern counties will cast ballots next week to fill the state Assembly vacancy left by Bakersfield Republican Vince Fong, who was elected last year to the U.S. House of Representatives.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballot. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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