Synonyms of ballot

ballot

noun

ˈba-lət 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vote
• referendum
• ticket
• aye
• yea
• no
• secret ballot
• nay
• write-in
• absentee ballot
• short ballot
• Australian ballot
• non placet
• blackball

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suffrage
• vote
• franchise
• enfranchisement
• voice
• say
• say-so

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disenfranchisement

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ballot

Some voters in Dallas County were turned away from the polls because of a change in where people could cast ballots on Election Day, but not enough to have altered the outcome. —Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026

The commission was facing a fast-approaching deadline of May 7 to draft, approve and submit a proposal to the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, a research arm of the Florida Legislature, to qualify for the November ballot. —Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026

Then in October 2020, a mail-in ballot was sent to his parents' home. —Joe Brandt, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026

In early voting, Democrats outpaced Republicans by over 30,000 ballots in Tarrant County. —Rachel Royster updated March 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026