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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
Municipal races in Boston are nonpartisan and candidates appear on the same ballot no matter what party they are affiliated with.
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Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
In the other Boston districts, only four sitting councilors had more than one challenger and appeared on Tuesday’s ballot.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
The ballot question will ask voters to increase the district’s general revenue by $1,073 per pupil for 10 years, beginning with taxes payable in 2026.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
By 2024, its turnout operation was an integral part of the national GOP campaign apparatus, tasked with getting infrequent voters to turn in their ballots.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
In the other Boston districts, only four sitting councilors had more than one challenger and appeared on Tuesday’s ballot.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
The ballot question will ask voters to increase the district’s general revenue by $1,073 per pupil for 10 years, beginning with taxes payable in 2026.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
By 2024, its turnout operation was an integral part of the national GOP campaign apparatus, tasked with getting infrequent voters to turn in their ballots.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballot
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Nationwide, over 30% of votes were cast in the 2024 presidential election through mail-in ballots, according to the United States Election Assistance Commission.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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In 2024, Turning Point helped with get-out-the-vote efforts.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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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 18 Sep. 2025.
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