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

But the poll found that Californians by greater than a 2-to-1 margin — 65% to 31% — are confident local election officials are accurately and fairly counting ballots. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

His abrupt exit upended the crowded primary race and injected fresh uncertainty into it just weeks before mail-in ballots were sent out. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026

Wahab had 51,610 votes to Hernandez’s 45,598, an insurmountable margin with just 255 ballots left to cure. — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Despite typically lower participation, voters casting ballots Tuesday said the primary remains an important opportunity to influence which candidates advance to the general election. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

More than 224,000 ballots were counted in the razor-thin race. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

More than 100,000 voters cast ballots across Broward and Palm Beach counties during Tuesday’s primary elections, with local officials reporting minimal operational issues. — Amy Beth Bennett, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

That means Russian voters won’t be able to express anti-war sentiments via their ballots. — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026

The Associated Press called the race just before midnight as Demuth was leading with more than 43% of the vote to Mike Lindell’s less than 33% of the ballots counted. — Connor Greene, Time, 12 Aug. 2026