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

The marijuana legalization rollback initiative will appear as Question 8 on Massachusetts ballots for the general election held on November 3, the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Office announced after the commission announced its decision. — A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Kolodin was part of a legal team that sought to throw out mail-in ballots and stop Arizona's 11 electors from casting votes for Biden. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 22 July 2026

The Democratic governor, who took office this year, blamed a Motor Vehicle Commission system software error but said a preliminary analysis showed that fewer than 400 of the people registered that way went on to cast ballots. — ABC News, 21 July 2026

As a result, homeowners, when casting their ballots, will be forced to juxtapose lowered personal expenditures against potentially damaging losses in local government revenue. — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 21 July 2026

The board is also sending nonpartisan teams to deliver the supplemental ballots to voters unable to visit the board’s office due to travel, illness or other issues, Ealom said. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026

The number of people wrongly registered grew by more than 100 by last year, but the state found that only about 30 ineligible voters had cast ballots. — Geoff Mulvihill, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026

Corina Vanek Candidates in El Mirage have set up tents outside of city hall to chat with the slow but steady stream of voters coming to drop off their ballots or vote in person. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026