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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
Might that disenfranchise voters who already cast their ballots?
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Now, Democrats can make the case to voters that Republicans are trying to nullify their ballots.
—Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
California voters can begin returning their ballots at an Early Voting site.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
Ada County Republican voters will have a choice for county coroner on their ballots between a longtime death investigator and a newcomer who promises an overhaul of the office.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
The nearly 800,000 Alameda County residents who live in the 14th Congressional District have the choice of nine candidates on their June 2 ballots.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
The new maps, which could yield as many as 48 Democratic seats out of 52, are already in effect, and voters have begun receiving their mail-in ballots.
—Ana Ceballos
follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
After the information is confirmed, ballots are counted.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Over 30,000 ballots were sent to voters on Election Day.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Mar. 2025
Dana Taylor, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Now, Democrats can make the case to voters that Republicans are trying to nullify their ballots.
—Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
California voters can begin returning their ballots at an Early Voting site.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
Ada County Republican voters will have a choice for county coroner on their ballots between a longtime death investigator and a newcomer who promises an overhaul of the office.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
The nearly 800,000 Alameda County residents who live in the 14th Congressional District have the choice of nine candidates on their June 2 ballots.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
The new maps, which could yield as many as 48 Democratic seats out of 52, are already in effect, and voters have begun receiving their mail-in ballots.
—Ana Ceballos
follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
After the information is confirmed, ballots are counted.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Over 30,000 ballots were sent to voters on Election Day.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballots
votes
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Prosecutors allege Price failed to disclose payments received by a company owned by his wife from developers and public agencies with matters pending before the City Council, and failed to recuse himself from votes involving those projects.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
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In Hungary’s intensely gerrymandered system—originally designed to ensconce Orbán’s power, eventually a factor in his undoing—the plurality of votes that went to Magyar’s party will give it more than two-thirds of the seats in parliament.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ballots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballots. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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