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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
North Rhine-Westphalia municipalities have had to reprint ballots and, in some cases, require postal voters to cast new ballots for elections on September 14.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The group can funnel money into congressional races, shape ballot initiatives, and build permanent influence networks.
—Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The judge ordered Utah state lawmakers to revise the congressional map within 30 days using guidelines approved by voters in the 2018 ballot measure.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2025
Construction for the permanent facility will begin in 2027 and will be covered by Measure E funds, a 2024 ballot measure that uses a one-cent sales tax to fund city services.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The group can funnel money into congressional races, shape ballot initiatives, and build permanent influence networks.
—Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The judge ordered Utah state lawmakers to revise the congressional map within 30 days using guidelines approved by voters in the 2018 ballot measure.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2025
Construction for the permanent facility will begin in 2027 and will be covered by Measure E funds, a 2024 ballot measure that uses a one-cent sales tax to fund city services.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballot
Noun
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Unlike formal speeches or parliamentary votes, a podcast answer can be easily downplayed or disowned.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Walz’s proposal, if put to a vote, likely needs bipartisan support to pass.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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By war’s end he was not only convinced of the moral rightness of Black suffrage and civil rights, but of their essential necessity and urgency.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Only decades later did Black, brown, Asian and Native American women win suffrage.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballot. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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