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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
Really hard, apparently MUST-KNOW POLITICS AND BUSINESS 📄 Court documents unsealed Tuesday showed that much of the evidence behind the FBI’s seizure of Fulton County’s 2020 ballots came from election skeptics.
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Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
In the March 3, 2026 election, there are competitive primaries for local, state and federal seats are on ballots.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
The eligibility of five ballots were challenged and will be determined at a later date.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Abraham Lincoln was officially declared winner of the 1860 presidential election as electors cast their ballots.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Federal agents recently descended on Georgia state election offices without warning, seizing equipment, records, and ballots.
—State Rep. Matt Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE America, Act, which passed by an otherwise party-line vote of 218-213 on Wednesday, would require voters to provide proof of citizenship and photo identification to cast ballots in all 50 states, among other changes.
—Connor Greene, Time, 12 Feb. 2026
Though the legislation is aimed at preventing noncitizens from casting ballots, some experts have argued that the bill would have implications for millions of Americans who don't have access to certain documents, like a passport or their birth certificate, or who have changed their names.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
More ballots are expected to be counted Friday.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
In the March 3, 2026 election, there are competitive primaries for local, state and federal seats are on ballots.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
The eligibility of five ballots were challenged and will be determined at a later date.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Abraham Lincoln was officially declared winner of the 1860 presidential election as electors cast their ballots.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Federal agents recently descended on Georgia state election offices without warning, seizing equipment, records, and ballots.
—State Rep. Matt Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE America, Act, which passed by an otherwise party-line vote of 218-213 on Wednesday, would require voters to provide proof of citizenship and photo identification to cast ballots in all 50 states, among other changes.
—Connor Greene, Time, 12 Feb. 2026
Though the legislation is aimed at preventing noncitizens from casting ballots, some experts have argued that the bill would have implications for millions of Americans who don't have access to certain documents, like a passport or their birth certificate, or who have changed their names.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
More ballots are expected to be counted Friday.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballots
votes
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This latest iteration, which builds on the 2024 version by adding a voter ID provision, must get 60 votes to pass.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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For more than five years, Republicans who question the results of the 2020 election demanded to inspect the original ballots from Fulton County to validate their suspicions of miscounts, missing votes and fraud.—
Mark Niesse for the AJC,
AJC.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Ballots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballots. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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