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as in vote
a piece of paper indicating a person's preferences in an election
we collected all of the ballots from the students voting for class president
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as in suffrage
the right to formally express one's position or will in an election
believes that even convicted felons should have the ballot
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Recent Examples of ballot
The election comes during a busy year for Virginia voters, with races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and all 100 House of Delegates seats on the November ballot.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Lawmakers could also tweak the ballot measure process to give the plan a better chance with voters.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
The coalition of businesses that is seeking to overturn the wage — the L.A. Alliance for Tourism, Jobs and Progress — will need to gather about 93,000 signatures within the next few weeks in order to qualify the measure for the ballot in an upcoming election.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Three states, Colorado, Maine and Illinois, unsuccessfully attempted to remove Trump from the ballot based on his actions surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
—Ariel Sheinberg, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Lawmakers could also tweak the ballot measure process to give the plan a better chance with voters.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
The coalition of businesses that is seeking to overturn the wage — the L.A. Alliance for Tourism, Jobs and Progress — will need to gather about 93,000 signatures within the next few weeks in order to qualify the measure for the ballot in an upcoming election.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Three states, Colorado, Maine and Illinois, unsuccessfully attempted to remove Trump from the ballot based on his actions surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
—Ariel Sheinberg, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballot
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The studio relies on an unconventional model where projects are greenlit by the Angel Guild, a community of over 1 million members who pay monthly dues and vote on which projects move forward.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies approved on June 5 the fiscal year 2026 spending proposal in a 9–7 vote, sending it to the full Committee.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Following the faith’s core beliefs in nonviolence and justice, Quakers have demonstrated for the abolition of slavery, in favor of the suffrage movement, against both World Wars, and the U.S. roles in the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan, said Ross Brubeck, 38, one of the Quaker march organizers.—
Luis Andres Henao,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Bringing Down the Duke Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women) $18 $10 Amazon Set in 19th-century England, the story follows the daughter of a poor vicar whose scholarship to the University of Oxford hinges on her support for the women’s suffrage movement.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
1 May 2025
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“Ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballot. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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