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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
The assemblies are one way for the party to decide who makes it onto the primary ballot.
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Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
In the last presidential election, 48% of eligible residents under the age of 25 cast ballots.
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
1 July 2026
The Woodland City Council voted unanimously last month to place a measure on the November 2026 ballot asking voters whether the city should provide water service to businesses within one mile of the city limits.
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Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
That year, 26% of active voters cast a ballot in the June primary, according to the final, official results.
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Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
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Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
In the last presidential election, 48% of eligible residents under the age of 25 cast ballots.
—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
1 July 2026
The Woodland City Council voted unanimously last month to place a measure on the November 2026 ballot asking voters whether the city should provide water service to businesses within one mile of the city limits.
—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
That year, 26% of active voters cast a ballot in the June primary, according to the final, official results.
—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballot
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The bomb-throwing influencer Kat Abughazaleh, 27, won the portions of that district in Chicago’s North Side lakefront neighborhoods, but suburban votes gave savvy Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss the win.
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Sanchez, boosted by voters from Peru’s rural regions, led the race earlier in the count and also won votes cast within the country by a slim margin.
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Then again, some of the timely real-world references (like the suffrage movement and the fight for workers’ rights) that made the last two films feel so vital are missed here.
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Although women’s suffrage became the law of the land in 1920, the Equal Rights Amendment was never ratified.
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“Ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballot. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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