voting machine

noun

: a mechanical device for recording and counting votes cast in an election

Examples of voting machine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Thomas Edison is granted his first patent for an electric voting machine. Aug. 10: A motion picture projector is patented by O.B. Brown. John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Apr. 2024 And in a rare moment, a Democrat managed to pass language unanimously on this issue, too ― breaking the voting machine in the process ― seeking to investigate the source of the problem. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024 Michigan voting machine case:Michigan attorney arrested in Washington, D.C. plans to return home After returning to Michigan and showing up at Oakland County Circuit Court, Lambert − an ally of former President Donald Trump − underwent fingerprinting and DNA collection. Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2024 In April 2023, Fox agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems nearly $800 million to avoid a trial in the voting machine company’s lawsuit, which would have outlined how the network promoted lies about the 2020 election on shows by Dobbs and other hosts. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for voting machine 

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Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of voting machine was in 1848

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“Voting machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voting%20machine. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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voting machine

noun
: a mechanical device for recording and counting votes cast in an election

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