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as in votes
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 suffrages
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 ballots
In southern Algeria and Sahara Desert regions, voting was brought forward by 48 hours to allow the nomadic population to cast ballots in boxes transported in off-road vehicles belonging to the administration and escorted by police in Land Rovers.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
The Supreme Court this week issued several significant rulings, including the validity of late-arriving mail-in ballots, a challenge to the concept of birthright citizenship and the participation of transgender athletes on girls’ sports teams.
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Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
The statute does not say anything about casting or counting ballots on or by Election Day.
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Jamie Rowen,
The Conversation,
2 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
ABC News,
2 July 2026
The Supreme Court this week issued several significant rulings, including the validity of late-arriving mail-in ballots, a challenge to the concept of birthright citizenship and the participation of transgender athletes on girls’ sports teams.
—
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
The statute does not say anything about casting or counting ballots on or by Election Day.
—
Jamie Rowen,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
In the last presidential election, 48% of eligible residents under the age of 25 cast ballots.
—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballots
votes
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Roy is among the Republicans that frequently withhold their votes to extract demands from GOP leadership.
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The previous version of the bill had garnered strong bipartisan support in the 80-person Assembly, passing out of the chamber with 76 votes in favor of it.
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“Ballots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballots. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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