voting machine

noun

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

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The former voting machine executive asked for $62.7 million in damages. Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025 In April, a judge ruled that Newsmax made defamatory statements about Dominion Voting related to the news channel's claims the voting machine company had rigged votes in the 2020 presidential election, and said the case could proceed to trial, according to the New York Times. Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 10 June 2025 Filings in the case repeatedly reference the $787 million settlement Fox agreed to in 2023 with Dominion, a voting machine company, after the news network repeated Trump's claims that the 2020 election was stolen using their equipment. Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 5 June 2025 As the company went public, Ruddy downplayed the pro-Trump leanings of Newsmax — which reached a $40 million settlement last year with Smartmatic over the network’s false claims that the voting machine company helped to rig the 2020 presidential election in favor of former President Joe Biden. Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for voting machine

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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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 14 Jul. 2025.

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voting machine

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

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