voting machine

noun

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

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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 Fox News filed a motion for summary judgment Tuesday, attacking voting machine company Smartmatic’s demand for $2.7 billion in damages in its defamation suit against the conservative-leaning news channel. Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025 Trump attempted to pull security clearances and kill government contracts for the law firm Susman Godfrey, which represented a voting machine firm that sued Fox News for lying about the 2020 race’s integrity, leading to a $787.5 million settlement. Patrick Reis, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025 In addition to Freeman and Moss’ defamation suit over his false election fraud claims, voting machine companies Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic also sued Giuliani for making false fraud claims involving their machines. Alison Durkee, Forbes, 6 Jan. 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 21 May. 2025.

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voting machine

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

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