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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
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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
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Recent Examples of ballots
Nationwide, over 30% of votes were cast in the 2024 presidential election through mail-in ballots, according to the United States Election Assistance Commission.
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Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
But voting rights groups and some election officials are voicing concerns that eligible voters could face barriers to casting ballots or be improperly removed from the rolls if states over-rely on incomplete information from SAVE.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
The commission found the drop box acceptable as officials properly secured the box to the ground throughout its use and there were no allegations that ballots deposited in the drop box were not properly accounted for and processed on Election Day.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 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
Mazuera Arias defeated Molina by 37 votes out of nearly 6,000 ballots cast.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
In that instance, the city was provided enough ballots by the state, but polling places were still left short, leading to last-minute election night chaos and a directive from Galvin’s office to Boston Police to rush ballots to those precincts.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
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.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
From the 2016 presidential election to the 2024 election, the number of mail-in ballots increased by 44%.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
But voting rights groups and some election officials are voicing concerns that eligible voters could face barriers to casting ballots or be improperly removed from the rolls if states over-rely on incomplete information from SAVE.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
The commission found the drop box acceptable as officials properly secured the box to the ground throughout its use and there were no allegations that ballots deposited in the drop box were not properly accounted for and processed on Election Day.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 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
Mazuera Arias defeated Molina by 37 votes out of nearly 6,000 ballots cast.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
In that instance, the city was provided enough ballots by the state, but polling places were still left short, leading to last-minute election night chaos and a directive from Galvin’s office to Boston Police to rush ballots to those precincts.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
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.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
From the 2016 presidential election to the 2024 election, the number of mail-in ballots increased by 44%.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballots
votes
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Eight execs polled before the season slotted Green Bay second behind Philadelphia in the conference (see their votes below).—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Four years ago, Biden enjoyed a lead of more than 100,000 votes in mail-in balloting, more than enough to overcome a narrow Trump lead in early voting and on Election Day itself.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Ballots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballots. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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