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ballot box
ballot box
noun
: a box that holds the ballots used for voting in an election
: an act of voting using secret ballots
Full Definition of BALLOT BOX
1
: a box for receiving ballots
2
: ballot 2a
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First Known Use of BALLOT BOX
circa 1680
Rhymes with BALLOT BOX
arctic fox, bobby socks, chatterbox, chicken pox, dealing box, ditty box, equinox, flying fox, journal box, miter box, music box, orthodox, paradox, pepperbox, pillar-box, ready box, sentry box, service box, shadowbox, shadow box, silver fox, Skinner box, stuffing box, tinderbox, window box, witness-box
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