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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
The change could prove a stumbling block for people who need to ensure that mail such as bill payments, taxes or voting ballots are postmarked by specific dates.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
That transformation has shown up on ballots.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
On the female side of the acting ballots, competitors this season exercised no such constraint especially in challenging critical slights.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
The Postal Service advises customers to send time-sensitive documents, like mail-in ballots, well ahead of the deadline to ensure they are processed and delivered on time.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
Local election data shows that among Cook County voters between ages 18 to 22, less than 1% typically turn out to vote in municipal elections, 2% to 4% turn out for midterms and less than 5% cast their ballots in presidential cycles, according to Michalowski.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Under the policy, mail-in ballots sent from areas more than 50 miles away from one of California’s six regional mail processing centers might not be postmarked the same day they’re mailed.
—Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Based on 81% of ballots tallied by opposition poll watchers, the center said opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia won in a landslide with 67% of the vote.
—Jorge Valencia, NPR, 5 Jan. 2026
In California, 79 percent of voters under 30 cast ballots in favor of Proposition 50.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
That transformation has shown up on ballots.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
On the female side of the acting ballots, competitors this season exercised no such constraint especially in challenging critical slights.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
The Postal Service advises customers to send time-sensitive documents, like mail-in ballots, well ahead of the deadline to ensure they are processed and delivered on time.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
Local election data shows that among Cook County voters between ages 18 to 22, less than 1% typically turn out to vote in municipal elections, 2% to 4% turn out for midterms and less than 5% cast their ballots in presidential cycles, according to Michalowski.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Under the policy, mail-in ballots sent from areas more than 50 miles away from one of California’s six regional mail processing centers might not be postmarked the same day they’re mailed.
—Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Based on 81% of ballots tallied by opposition poll watchers, the center said opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia won in a landslide with 67% of the vote.
—Jorge Valencia, NPR, 5 Jan. 2026
In California, 79 percent of voters under 30 cast ballots in favor of Proposition 50.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballots
votes
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But by the time commissioners cast their final budget votes in September, the mayor and commission had rolled back most of the austerity measures with a mix of one-time revenues and other stopgap measures.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Republicans are also mulling a potential second tax bill that could be passed with just party line votes while confronting the possibility of a potential partial government shutdown at the end of the month.—
Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Ballots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballots. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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