voting booth

noun

chiefly US
: a small, enclosed area in which a person stands for privacy while casting a vote

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Voters are permitted to bring materials for their own reference, but those materials cannot be left in the voting booth or polling place. — Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 State law determines who is allowed in the voting booth at the time a ballot is cast. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026 The iron is being brought back to strike at the heart of democracy, to desecrate the altar of the voting booth. — Seth Limmer, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 The storm also includes next week's midterm elections, a chance to see whether the backlash to data centers has consequences at the voting booth. — Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for voting booth

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“Voting booth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voting%20booth. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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