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

Nearly 420,000 voters have already cast a ballot in-person or by mail during the first five weeks of early voting. — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Waiting for the last batches of mail-in ballots Many mail-in votes won’t arrive until days after Election Day. — Philip Wang, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

More than 40 percent of the votes have been counted, according to the authorities, and most of the remaining ballots will be tallied within the next several hours. — New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

The final outcome remains uncertain as vote counting continues, including ballots cast by soldiers and other voters using special voting procedures. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026