Synonyms of ballots

ballots

noun

plural of ballot

1

as in votes

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

• votes
• yeas
• ayes
• tickets
• referenda
• nays
• noes
• absentee ballots
• secret ballots
• write-ins
• blackballs
• non placets
• short ballots
• Australian ballots

2

as in suffrages

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

• suffrages
• votes
• franchises
• enfranchisements
• says
• voices
• say-sos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disenfranchisements

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ballots

Tuesday was the last day the registrar’s office could accept those ballots as long as they were postmarked by election day. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026

The Associated Press called the contest Wednesday in Colom's favor after local elections officials spent several days processing absentee and provisional ballots, called affidavit ballots in Mississippi. — Bill Barrow, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026

The recount The recount started with over 69,000 ballots cast on Election Day. — Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026

More than 198,000 Latino Georgians cast ballots in the election, a midterm record and a 78% increase from four years ago, according to an analysis by Emory University political scientist Bernard Fraga. — Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Voting for executive of the year was by the 30 teams, which cast ballots before the postseason. — CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026

Wyandotte County Election Commissioner Michael Abbott said bipartisan teams of poll workers completed the hand count of select ballots on Monday. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2026

Otherwise, after the November 18 deadline for receiving ballots postmarked by November 3, the state will begin tabulating the results. — Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2026

Eligible voting members will have until midnight EST on December 14, 2026 to turn in ballots, with their choices of up to three nominees in each of the songwriter and performing songwriter categories. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026