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

The primaries for the 2026 midterms are over now that Delaware voters cast the final primary ballots Tuesday. — Dan Merica, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2026

County clerks and election officials must have their ballots prepared by Saturday under federal law. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

This year’s nominations point to a continuation of that balancing act between major luxury players and homegrown names, with several familiar faces returning to the ballot. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

Three of the 12 members on the Fed's policymaking board, however, voted in favor of a rate hike, marking the largest number of dissenters casting ballots in the same direction in a decade. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026