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

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Secure ballot boxes will be available for voters who wish to drop off a mail-in ballot, too. Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025 What districts have really low turnout because those people aren't excited to go to the ballot box. Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 1 Dec. 2025 Bad ideas can be beaten back at the ballot box, in the public square, and through the halls of Congress. Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025 Voters in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District will head to the ballot box in one week to vote in the race between Democratic state legislator Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps in one week with polls showing a closer-than-expected race in the historically conservative district. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ballot box

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of ballot box was circa 1677

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“Ballot box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballot%20box. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.

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