ballot box

noun

1

: a box for receiving ballots

2

: ballot sense 2a

In a republic, reform had to come about through the ballot box rather than by force.

—Mary Beth Norton et al.

see also:

stuff the ballot box

Examples of ballot box in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The state Supreme Court’s decision centered on a referendum campaign seeking to strike down the map at the ballot box. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026

The question that won't be answered inside American Airlines Center is whether the energy follows voters home — and eventually, to the ballot box. — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Vote counting in the election was suspended for hours at one point because of violence at some counting stations and what the electoral commission called the theft of ballot boxes. — ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

Under the current Blueprint structure, the individuals making the final decisions on how Carroll County’s children are educated do not live here, do not answer to our voters and cannot be held accountable at the ballot box. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for ballot box

• aftershocks
• chatterbox
• chickenpox
• equinox
• firebox
• goldilocks
• hollyhocks
• interlocks
• orthodox
• paradox
• tomahawks
• balks