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 ballot measure includes few specifics about how elections would function in practice. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

The main way to buy tickets to Wimbledon in advance (and avoid the famous queue) is to enter the tournament's annual ticket ballot, which gives everyone a fair chance of being selected. — Fiona Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026

Garrity, a second-term state treasurer, former Army Reserve officer, and manufacturing industry veteran, was the only Republican on the May 19 primary ballot. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026

The Secretary of State’s Office said Tuesday that an initiative that would have put the question before voters did not garner enough signatures to make it on the November ballot. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026